I: The Punishment Begins (Die Strafe beginnt). II: How Is One to Live If One Doesn’t Want to Die? (Wie soll man leben, wenn man nicht sterben will?). III: A Hammer Blow on the Head Can Injure the Soul (Ein Hammer auf den Kopf kann die Seele verletzen)

• Written by Fassbinder, based on the novel by Alfred Döblin. Photographed by Xavier Schwarzenberger. With Günter Lamprecht, Barbara Sukowa, Gottfried John, Barbara Valentin, Hanna Schygulla, Ivan Desny, Volker Spengler. (In German with English subtitles, Color, 35mm, From Bavaria Film International)

• (Total running time: 199 mins plus intermission)