Die dritte Generation

Sep 9 1980 N/A 1h 51m
Crime, Drama

A wildly anarchic satire of guerrilla terrorism in which a band of leftist radicals inadvertently become puppets of the West German government, which uses them to justify its authoritarian policies.

Plot

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

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Directed by

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Cast

Eddie Constantine, Hanna Schygulla, Volker Spengler

Crew

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Production Countries

Germany

Production Companies

Pro-ject Filmproduktion, Filmverlag der Autoren, Tango Film

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

1 nomination total

Trailers
1979 The Third Generation Official Trailer 1 Tango Film
Scores
# of Votes
2,940
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA