World War III (Der Dritte Weltkrieg) 25 years old

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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World War III Cast

Name Character
Boris Leskin He was 75, 97 years old when he died as Yuri Rubanov
Boris Sichkin He was 76, 79 years old when he died as General Vladimir Soschkin
Klaus Schleif as Oberst Wolfgang Hecker
Matthias Fuchs He was 59, 62 years old when he died as Narrator
Gunter Walch as General Karl Frohm
Christopher Wynkoop He was 54, now 80 years old as Martin Jacobs

World War III Crew

Name Department
Ulrich Lenze as Producer. He was 51 (now 77) years old Production
Guido Knopp as Manager of Operations. He was 50 (now 76) years old Crew
John Kusiak as Music. He was 50 (now 75) years old Sound
Robert Stone as Director. He was 61 (77) years old when He died Directing
Robert Stone as Writer. He was 61 (77) years old when He died Writing
Matthias Haedecke as Camera Department Manager. Camera
Ingo Helm as Screenplay. Writing
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World War III (25 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, December 01, 1998
  • Runtime: 88 minutes