Der Dritte Weltkrieg (1998)
World War Three
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.
Casting arrow_drop_down
Boris Leskin
as Yuri Rubanov
as Yuri Rubanov
Klaus Schleiff
as Oberst Wolfgang Hecker
as Oberst Wolfgang Hecker
Boris Sichkin
as General Vladimir Soschkin
as General Vladimir Soschkin
Gunter Walch
as General Karl Frohm
as General Karl Frohm
Christopher Wynkoop
as Martin Jacobs
as Martin Jacobs
Matthias Fuchs
as Narrator
as Narrator
Crew arrow_drop_down
Ingo Helm
Screenplay
Screenplay
Guido Knopp
Manager of Operations
Manager of Operations
Robert Stone
Writer
Writer
Matthias Haedecke
Camera Department Manager
Camera Department Manager
Robert Stone
Director
Director
Ulrich Lenze
Producer
Producer
John Kusiak
Music
Music
