The Third Generation
1979
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Synopsis
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.
The Third Generation (1979) is a 1h 50min comedy feature film by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. A wildly anarchic satire of guerrilla terrorism in which a band of leftist radicals inadvertently become puppets of t...
Key facts
Cast
Harry Baer, Hark Bohm, Margit Carstensen, Eddie Constantine, Jürgen Draeger, Udo Kier, Volker Spengler, Hanna Schygulla
Original language
German
First release
May 30, 1979 (France)
Setting
Berlin
Crew
Screenplay
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Producer
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cinematography
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Editing
Juliane Lorenz
Music
Peer Raben
Stills
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Festival History
- Ghent Film Festival 2020 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 1979 generic
- Chicago International Film Festival 1979 generic
Titles
| Translated title | The Third Generation | English, Québec |
| Alternate title | La Troisième génération |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | France | May 30, 1979 |
| Theatrical | Germany | September 14, 1979 |
| Theatrical | United States | September 9, 1980 |
| Streaming | Poland | July 30, 2005 |
| Classification | Germany | 16 |
Full credits
| Director | Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
| Cast | Harry Baer (Rudolf Mann), Hark Bohm (Gerhard Gast), Margit Carstensen (Petra Vielhaber), Eddie Constantine (P. J. Lurz), Jürgen Draeger (Hans Vielhaber), Udo Kier (Edgar Gast), Volker Spengler (August), Hanna Schygulla (Susanne Gast), Bulle Ogier (Hilde Krieger), Günther Kaufmann (Franz Walsch), Claus Holm (Opa Gast), Raúl Gimenez (Paul), Lilo Pempeit (Mutter Gast), Y Sa Lo (Ilse Hoffmann), Vitus Zeplichal (Bernhard von Stein), Daniel Cohn-Bendit (Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)), Rudi Dutschke (Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)), Juliane Lorenz (Job Placement Counselor (uncredited)), Peer Raben ((uncredited)), Karsten Voigt (Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
| Producer | Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
| Executive producer | Harry Baer |
| Cinematography | Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
| Editing | Juliane Lorenz |
| Music | Peer Raben |
| Production design | Raúl Gimenez |
| Sound | Hartmut Eichgrün, Jean-Luc Marie, Milan Bor |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
