The Third Generation
A wildly anarchic satire of guerrilla terrorism in which a band of leftist radicals inadvertently become puppets of the West German government, which uses them to justify its authoritarian policies.
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Harry Baer
Rudolf Mann
Known for
Fox and His Friends
Wetlands
Hark Bohm
Gerhard Gast
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The Golden Glove
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Margit Carstensen
Petra Vielhaber
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Possession
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Eddie Constantine
P. J. Lurz
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Alphaville
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Jürgen Draeger
Hans Vielhaber
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Berlin Alexanderplatz
Hannibal Brooks
Udo Kier
Edgar Gast
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Hunters
Blade
Volker Spengler
August
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In a Year with 13 Moons
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Hanna Schygulla
Susanne Gast
Known for
Poor Things
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Bulle Ogier
Hilde Krieger
Known for
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Venus Beauty Institute
Günther Kaufmann
Franz Walsch
Known for
Turkish for Beginners
Querelle
Claus Holm
Opa Gast
Known for
The Tiger of Eschnapur
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Raúl Gimenez
Paul
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Lili Marleen
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director · Peer Raben Composer Juliane Lorenz Editor
United States release September 9, 1980 · Produced in Germany · Languages English, French, German
Production
Tango Film
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Filmverlag der Autoren
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Pro-ject Filmproduktion
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Die dritte Generation
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
France · May 13, 1979
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Germany · September 14, 1979
Theatrical
United States · September 9, 1980
Limited theatrical
France
May 30, 1979 · Theatrical
Poland
July 30, 2005 · Digital
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