Seasons & Episodes
The Punishment Begins
In 1928 Berlin, Franz Biberkopf is released after serving four years in Tegel prison for the murder of his girlfriend Id
How Is One to Live If One Doesn’t Want to Die?
Biberkopf is self-employed, hawking necktie holders on the street, but has trouble making enough and doesn't consider hi
A Hammer Blow to the Head Can Injure the Soul
Troubled by the dubious nature of Franz's job, Lina introduces him to family friend Otto Lüders, who turns out to be an
A Handful of People in the Depths of Silence
Franz goes on an alcohol binge as former medical orderly Baumann searches for him in rooms in a building opposite the on
A Grim Reaper with Powers from Almighty God
Franz, after several fleeting encounters, has finally become reacquainted with his former pimp Eva, who feels a deep aff
Love Has Its Price
Franz explains to Reinhold that he wants Cilly to stay with him. Franz gets sucked into Pums's gang when he is drafted f
Remember—An Oath Can Be Amputated
Franz has survived, but his right arm has been amputated. He recuperates for a time with Eva and Eva's lover Herbert, wh
The Sun Warms the Skin, But Burns It Sometimes Too
Franz becomes involved in an illegal enterprise with Willy, whom he met at a cabaret. Eva and Herbert drop by to see Fra
About the Eternities Between the Many and the Few
Eva explains to Franz that Mieze just wants to work to support him as Franz cannot due to his missing arm. After reconci
Loneliness Tears Cracks of Madness Even in Walls
As Mieze cannot conceive, Eva tells her she'll have a child with Franz that Mieze can then raise. Mieze is delighted, to
Knowledge Is Power and the Early Bird Catches the Worm
Franz tells Reinhold he wants to get involved with Pums again. Reinhold still has his suspicions but Franz is allowed to
The Serpent in the Soul of the Serpent
Franz introduces Mieze to Meck. Reinhold blackmails Meck to set up a meeting for him with Mieze. Meck takes Mieze on a d
The Outside and the Inside and the Secret of Fear of the Secret
Franz tells Eva that Mieze has left him. Eva reassures him, though she is a bit concerned herself. A robbery pulled off
My Dream of the Dream of Franz Biberkopf by Alfred Döblin, An Epilogue
In a fantasy sequence, Franz walks along a street of the dead with two angels. He finds Mieze, but she disappears from h
