World War Three

World War Three  - Movie (1998)

Original title

Der Dritte Weltkrieg

Released

12/1/1998

Origin country

DE

Genre

Drama, TV Movie, War

Production companies

RAI, ZDF, Discovery, CineCentrum Deutsche Gesellschaft für Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH

Budget

Revenue

Runtime

1hr 28min

Description

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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