(Der Dritte Weltkrieg)

Content: This mock documentary uses archival footage, interviews and reports taken out of context and staged interviews to highlight a possible escalation into a nuclear war. In this feature, tension in East Germany, and an uprising triggered by a visit by Gorbachev sees a successful military coup taking place in the USSR. Western actions against brutal crack-downs on civilians involved increases tension between the sides, finally resulting in nuclear war.

Countries:

Germany

Genres:

War,

Drama,

TV Movie

Runtime:

88 minutes

Year:

1998

Directors:

Robert Stone

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Production companies:

ZDF,

Discovery,

RAI,

CineCentrum Deutsche Gesellschaft für Film- und Fernsehproduktion mbH

Actors:

Yuri Rubanov

Oberst Wolfgang Hecker

General Vladimir Soschkin

General Karl Frohm

Martin Jacobs

Crews:

Screenplay

Manager of Operations

Writer

Camera Department Manager

Director