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World War Three

Der Dritte Weltkrieg

Release: 1998-12-01 ·Runtime: 88m ·★ 6.9
War Drama TV Movie

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.

Production Countries

Germany

Production Companies

ZDF
Discovery
RAI
CineCentrum Deutsche Gesellschaft für Film- und Fernsehproduktion mbH