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''Berlin Alexanderplatz'', originally broadcast in 1980, is a 14-part television film adapted and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder from the Alfred Döblin novel of the same name, and stars Günter Lamprecht, Hanna Schygulla, Barbara Sukowa, Elisabeth Trissenaar and Gottfried John. The complete film is 15½ hours long.
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder was a Great German film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of the most important representatives of the New German Cinema. In a professional career that lasted fewer than fifteen years, Fassbinder completed 40 feature length films; two television film series; three short films; four video productions; twenty-four stage plays and four radio plays; and 36 acting roles in his own and others' films. He also worked as an actor (film and theater), author, cameraman, composer, designer, editor, producer and theater manager.
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Peer Raben was a Great composer best known for his work with German film-maker Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
In 1966, Peer Raben, together with several others, founded the Action Theatre in Munich, which led to the Anti Theatre in 1968, where he was active as writer, composer and director. In 1969 and 1970 he produced Fassbinder's first films. After working on a film of his own (''Die Ahnfrau''), he concentrated on composing for theatre and films.
He directed three films himself: ''Die Ahnfrau - Oratorium nach Franz Grillparzer'' (1971), ''Adele Spitzeder'' (1972) and ''Heute spielen wir den Boß'' (1981), for which he also composed the music.
In addition to Fassbinder, Raben composed music for Robert van Ackeren, Barbet Schroeder, Daniel Schmid, Bernhard Sinkel, Peter Zadek, Doris Dörrie, Hansgünther Heyme, Ulrike Ottinger, Werner Schroeter, Tom Toelle, Percy Adlon and Wong Kar-wai.
In 2006 he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Soundtrack Academy.