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The Third Generation

The Third Generation

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Overview

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.

Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Written by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Produced by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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Top 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

J

Jürgen Draeger

Hans Vielhaber

Udo Kier

Udo Kier

Edgar Gast

Volker Spengler

Volker Spengler

August

Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

Susanne Gast

Bulle Ogier

Bulle Ogier

Hilde Krieger

Günther Kaufmann

Günther Kaufmann

Franz Walsch

About The Third Generation

The Third Generation is a comedy, crime, drama film released in 1979. Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, it stars Harry Baer, Hark Bohm, Margit Carstensen. 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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