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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.

1h 28m1998TMDb 7.3

German

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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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Info

Original title
Der Dritte Weltkrieg
Status
Released
Released
1 December 1998
Runtime
1h 28m
TMDB score
7.3 / 10 (9 votes)

Production

Director
Robert Stone
Studios
ZDF, Discovery, RAI
Countries
Germany

Languages

Original
German
Spoken
German