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World War Three

1998-12-01 · 88 min · ★ 7.3

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.

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Directors
Robert Stone
Production companies
ZDF, Discovery, RAI, CineCentrum Deutsche Gesellschaft für Film- und Fernsehproduktion mbH
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Boris LyoskinBoris LyoskinYuri Rubanov
Klaus SchleiffOberst Wolfgang Hecker
Boris SichkinBoris SichkinGeneral Vladimir Soschkin
Gunter WalchGeneral Karl Frohm
Christopher WynkoopChristopher WynkoopMartin Jacobs
Matthias FuchsMatthias FuchsNarrator

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