World War Three
7.3
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.
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Boris Lyoskin
Yuri Rubanov
Known for
Everything Is Illuminated
Vampire's Kiss
Klaus Schleiff
Oberst Wolfgang Hecker
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Gunter Walch
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Christopher Wynkoop
Martin Jacobs
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Matthias Fuchs
Narrator
Known for
Lola
Robert Stone Director · Ingo Helm Screenplay
United States release January 1, 1999 · Produced in Germany · Production Discovery, RAI
Production
ZDF
Production
Discovery
Production
RAI
Production
CineCentrum Deutsche Gesellschaft für Film- und Fernsehproduktion mbH
Production
Germany
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Original title
Der Dritte Weltkrieg
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · December 1, 1998
TV
United States · January 1, 1999
TV · TLC
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