World War Three

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World War Three (1998)

Directed by Robert Stone

War, Drama, TV Movie · 1h 28m

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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Cast

Boris Lyoskin Yuri Rubanov
K
Klaus Schleiff Oberst Wolfgang Hecker Boris Sichkin General Vladimir Soschkin
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Gunter Walch General Karl Frohm Christopher Wynkoop Martin Jacobs Matthias Fuchs Narrator

Crew

Director
Robert Stone
Screenplay
Ingo Helm
Writer
Robert Stone
Producer
Ulrich Lenze

Details

Original title
Der Dritte Weltkrieg
Release date
1998-12-01
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
War, Drama, TV Movie
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
Germany
Production
ZDF, Discovery, RAI, CineCentrum Deutsche Gesellschaft für Film- und Fernsehproduktion mbH