Troubled by the dubious nature of Franz's job, Lina introduces him to family friend Otto Lüders, who turns out to be an ex-con he knows from prison, but Franz thinks Otto is good. With him, Franz begins selling shoelaces. In the first apartment, he spends time with a widow whose deceased husband he closely resembles. Later, to Otto, he reports having sex with the widow. Otto visits the widow, expecting the same, but she feels threatened and rejects him. Otto demands money and steals from her. When Franz goes back to the widow, happily expecting another tryst, she slams the door on him. Franz vanishes.
Episodes
The Punishment Begins
1980-10-12
How Is One to Live If One Doesn’t Want to Die?
1980-10-13
A Hammer Blow to the Head Can Injure the Soul
1980-10-20
A Handful of People in the Depths of Silence
1980-10-27
A Grim Reaper with Powers from Almighty God
1980-11-03
Love Has Its Price
1980-11-10
Remember—An Oath Can Be Amputated
1980-11-17
The Sun Warms the Skin, But Burns It Sometimes Too
1980-11-24
About the Eternities Between the Many and the Few
1980-12-01
Loneliness Tears Cracks of Madness Even in Walls
1980-12-08
Knowledge Is Power and the Early Bird Catches the Worm
1980-12-15
The Serpent in the Soul of the Serpent
1980-12-22
The Outside and the Inside and the Secret of Fear of the Secret
1980-12-29
My Dream of the Dream of Franz Biberkopf by Alfred Döblin, An Epilogue
1980-12-29
Voice Cast
Trailers & Extra Content
Berlin Alexanderplatz trailer
