Berlin Alexanderplatz Film 1931

The film starred heinrich george maria bard margarete schlegel bernhard minetti gerhard bienert albert florath and paul westermeier.

Berlin alexanderplatz film 1931. In addition to providing a fascinating comparison to rainer werner fassbinder s much longer adaptation the film is noteworthy for the fact that döblin himself cowrote the screenplay. In 1931 director phil jutzi made this film adaptation of alfred döblin s 1929 epic novel berlin alexanderplatz. Running a scant 83 minutes when compared to fassbinder s 15 hour adaption this version is notable in that it was written by the author of the book. Franz biberkopf has served four years in prison.

Berlin alexanderplatz 1931 is available in a fairly clear version with optional english subtitles on youtube. Everything about this film is interesting the acting the scenes of berlin in those days even the musical score. Directed by phil jutzi. The story described in other reviews is basically the sad experiences of one of weimar germany s kleine menschen.

Döblin worked on the adaptation along with karlheinz martin and hans wilhelm. Berlin alexanderplatz 1931 the original film version of berlin alexanderplatz is included in the criterion collection edition of rainer werner fassbinder s tv adaptation of the same novel. The novel was translated into english in 1931 by eugene jolas a friend and patron of james joyce it has subsequently been adapted to film a 1931 film version by piel jutzi which was shot in the pre war berlin of the novel and the actual alexanderplatz and most famously the 1981 miniseries by rainer werner fassbinder fassbinder s tv series was a 13 episode lengthy adaptation of virtually. Berlin alexanderplatz from döblin to fassbinder.

Boydell brewer 2017 isbn 978 1 64014 005 9. His return to normal life is not successful. Die geschichte franz biberkopfs is a 1931 german drama film directed by phil jutzi and starring heinrich george maria bard and margarete schlegel it was adapted from the 1929 novel of the same title by alfred döblin who also co wrote the screenplay. Berlin alexanderplatz or the story of franz biberkopf german.

In 1931 berlin alexanderplatz was directed by piel jutzi.