The Third Generation
1979 · Movie · NR · 110 min · ★ 6.0 · 86% critics
A band of leftist radicals plots a high-profile act of guerrilla terrorism, only to find their actions tangled up with the very system they claim to oppose. As surveillance, bureaucracy, and corporate interests close in, the group’s ideals and motives are tested in a sharp, anarchic satire of power and manipulation.
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Details
- Original title
- Die dritte Generation
- Years
- 1979
- Release date
- 1979-05-30
- Language
- German
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (51 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re up for an absurd, unsettling political comedy about terrorism, technology, and hypocrisy that can feel fragmented and challenging; Not for you if you want clear storytelling, steady action, or easy laughs like Ali: Fear Eats the Soul.
Pros: bold political satire; oddly compelling mood; darkly funny moments | Cons: messy and verbose; fragmented, hard to follow; humor may miss
Cast & crew
Harry Baer
as Rudolf Mann
Hark Bohm
as Gerhard Gast
Margit Carstensen
as Petra Vielhaber
Eddie Constantine
as P. J. Lurz
- JD
Jürgen Draeger
as Hans Vielhaber
Udo Kier
as Edgar Gast
Volker Spengler
as August
Hanna Schygulla
as Susanne Gast
Bulle Ogier
as Hilde Krieger
Günther Kaufmann
as Franz Walsch
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder