

The Third Generation
1979-05-30 · 110 min · ★ 6.0
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.
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- Directors
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Production companies
- Tango Film, Filmverlag der Autoren, Pro-ject Filmproduktion
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Harry BaerRudolf Mann
Hark BohmGerhard Gast
Margit CarstensenPetra Vielhaber
Eddie ConstantineP. J. Lurz
Udo KierEdgar Gast
Volker SpenglerAugust
Hanna SchygullaSusanne Gast
Bulle OgierHilde Krieger
Günther KaufmannFranz Walsch
Claus HolmOpa Gast
Lilo PempeitMutter Gast
Y Sa LoIlse Hoffmann
Vitus ZeplichalBernhard von Stein
Daniel Cohn-BenditHimself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Peer Raben(uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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