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.
Release Date | December 1, 1998 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | Der Dritte Weltkrieg | |
Runtime | 1h 28min | |
Budget | — | |
Revenue | — | |
Language | German | |
Original Language | German | |
Production Countries | Germany | |
Production Companies | ZDFCineCentrum Deutsche Gesellschaft für Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbHDiscoveryRAI |