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.
Title | World War Three |
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Year | 1998 |
Genre | War, Drama, TV Movie |
Country | Germany |
Studio | ZDF, CineCentrum Deutsche Gesellschaft für Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH, Discovery, RAI |
Cast | Boris Leskin, Klaus Schleiff, Boris Sichkin, Gunter Walch, Christopher Wynkoop, Matthias Fuchs |
Crew | Ingo Helm (Screenplay), Guido Knopp (Manager of Operations), Robert Stone (Writer), Matthias Haedecke (Camera Department Manager), Robert Stone (Director), Ulrich Lenze (Producer) |
Keyword | cold war, mockumentary |
Release | Dec 01, 1998 |
Runtime | 88 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.90 / 10 by 8 users |
Popularity | 4 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | Deutsch |