One month free trial! Fast, free delivery. Get unlimited DVD Movies & TV Shows delivered to your door with no late fees, ever. Due to technical discrepancies between PAL and NTSC standards, the film is presented on the DVD edition at a slightly slower speed. However, he soon finds himself embroiled in the city's criminal underworld. On the Blu-ray edition, however, it was possible to present the film at its original speed. Rent Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) starring Gunter Lamprecht and Elisabeth Trissenaar on DVD and Blu-ray. With Günter Lamprecht, Claus Holm, Hanna Schygulla, Franz Buchrieser.

Berlin Alexanderplatz was, as many have said already, an incredible, climactic, mind-bending experience. Berlin Alexanderplatz was shot at a speed of 25 frames per second.

Berlin Alexanderplatz (German: [bɛɐ̯ˈliːn ʔalɛˈksandɐˌplats]), originally broadcast in 1980, is a 14-part West German television miniseries, set in 1920s Berlin and adapted and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder from Alfred Döblin's novel of the same name.It stars Günter Lamprecht, Hanna Schygulla, Barbara Sukowa, Elisabeth Trissenaar and Gottfried John. In late-1920s Berlin, Franz Biberkopf is released from prison and vows to go straight. I bought it on a whim when I had a little extra money in the bank (I got it for $60 lightly used on Amazon) and I don't think I'll ever forget those several weeks of picking up lunch after class, coming back to my dorm, and watching an episode of Berlin Alexanderplatz.