The Third Generation

The Third Generation

1979
★★★☆☆ 5.9/10
⏱️ 110 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 DE
ComedyCrimeDrama
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.

Where to Watch (US)

Stream

Criterion Channel

Cast

Harry Baer
Harry Baer
Rudolf Mann
Hark Bohm
Hark Bohm
Gerhard Gast
Margit Carstensen
Margit Carstensen
Petra Vielhaber
Eddie Constantine
Eddie Constantine
P. J. Lurz
Jürgen Draeger
Jürgen Draeger
Hans Vielhaber
Udo Kier
Udo Kier
Edgar Gast

Crew

Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Writer
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Producer
Harry Baer, Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Production

Tango Film, Filmverlag der Autoren, Pro-ject Filmproduktion