The Third Generation (1979)
Die dritte Generation (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 51min
- Crime, Drama
- 09 Sep 1980 (USA)
- Movie
A wildly anarchic satire of urban guerrilla warfare in which a band of leftist radicals inadvertently become puppets of the West German government, which uses them to justify its authoritarian policies.
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- 1 nomination.
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Cast
| Harry Baer | ... |
Rudolf
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| Hark Bohm | ... |
Gerhard Gast
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| Margit Carstensen | ... |
Petra
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| Eddie Constantine | ... |
P. J. Lurz
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| Jürgen Draeger | ... |
Hans
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Raúl Gimenez | ... |
Paul
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| Claus Holm | ... |
Opa Gast
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| Günther Kaufmann | ... |
Franz Walsch
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| Udo Kier | ... |
Edgar Gast
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| Bulle Ogier | ... |
Hilde Krieger
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Lilo Pempeit | ... |
Mutter Gast
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| Hanna Schygulla | ... |
Susanne Gast
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| Volker Spengler | ... |
August
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Y Sa Lo | ... |
Ilse Hoffmann
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| Vitus Zeplichal | ... |
Bernhard von Stein
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Juliane Lorenz | ... |
Job Placement Counselor (uncredited)
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| Daniel Cohn-Bendit | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Rudi Dutschke | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Peer Raben | ... |
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Karsten Voigt | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | ||
Written by
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Harry Baer | ... | executive producer |
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | ... | producer |
Music by
| Peer Raben | ||
Cinematography by
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | ||
Editing by
| Juliane Lorenz | ||
Editorial Department
| Karin Viesel | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Raúl Gimenez | ||
Art Direction by
| Volker Spengler | ||
Makeup Department
| Anni Nöbauer | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Harry Baer | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Diana Elephant | ... | assistant director |
| Juliane Lorenz | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Milan Bor | ... | sound |
| Hartmut Eichgrün | ... | sound |
| Mel Kutbay | ... | sound effects editor |
| Jean-Luc Marie | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Fred Bräutigam | ... | pyrotechnician |
| Joachim Schulz | ... | pyrotechnician |
| Lothar Tropp | ... | pyrotechnician |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Hans-Günther Bücking | ... | assistant camera |
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | ... | camera operator |
| Alexander Witt | ... | assistant camera |
Additional Crew
| Elvi Sefke | ... | weapons |
| Karin Viesel | ... | production assistant |
| Almut Eggert | ... | voice dubbing: Bulle Ogier (uncredited) |
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | ... | voice dubbing: Raúl Gimenez (uncredited) |
| Hans Georg Panczak | ... | voice dubbing: Udo Kier (uncredited) |
| Heinz Petruo | ... | voice dubbing: Eddie Constantine (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Gnome (2018) (Japan) (theatrical) (in association with)
- International Visual Corporation (IVC) (2018) (Japan) (theatrical)
- New Yorker Films (1980) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Triangelfilm (1989) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Arthaus (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Arthaus (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
- Dolmen Home Video (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
- Globo Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Homescreen (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
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Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Peter Lenz, a mogul merrily funds terrorists to boost his computer sales, by panicking West German government and industry c. 1980, as the third generation of Western European left-wing activists forms, after crippling of the violent Red Army Faction. International capitalist PJ Lurz's secretary is a gang member, while her Polizeikommissar father-in-law/lover hired Lurz' corporate security force. On February 27, Carnival Tuesday, these young terrorists kidnap Peter Lenz. Written by David Stevens |
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Box Office
| Budget | DEM800,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | A film projectionist in Hamburg was beaten unconscious while screening this film and a theater in Frankfurt was besieged by youths attempting to use acid to destroy the print. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Features The Devil, Probably (1977). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Eine Komödie in 6 Teilen / um Gesellschaftsspiele / voll Spannung, Erregung und Logik / Grausamkeit und Wahnsinn / ähnlich den Märchen / die man Kindern erzählt / ihr Leben zum Tod ertragen zu helfen. See more » |
| Quotes |
P. J. Lurz:
You don't have much of a sense of humor, do you? Gerhard Gast: On the contrary. The other day I had a dream where capitalists created terrorism in order to force the state to better protect the business community. That's funny, isn't it? See more » |