The Third Generation (1979)
Die dritte Generation
111 min
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.
- Release date
- September 14, 1979
- Country of origin
- Germany
Where to watch
Subscription
Criterion Channel
Cast
- Harry Baer as Rudolf
- Hark Bohm as Gerhard Gast
- Margit Carstensen as Petra
- Eddie Constantine as P. J. Lurz
- Jürgen Draeger as Hans
- Udo Kier as Edgar Gast
- Volker Spengler as August
- Hanna Schygulla as Susanne Gast
- Bulle Ogier as Hilde Krieger
- Günther Kaufmann as Franz Walsch
- Claus Holm as Opa Gast
- Raúl Gimenez as Paul
- Lilo Pempeit as Mutter Gast
- Y Sa Lo as Ilse Hoffmann
- Vitus Zeplichal as Bernhard von Stein
- Daniel Cohn-Bendit as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Rudi Dutschke as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Juliane Lorenz as Job Placement Counselor (uncredited)
- Peer Raben as (uncredited)
Crew
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder · Director
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder · Writer
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder · Producer
- Peer Raben · Composer
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder · Cinematographer
- Juliane Lorenz · Editor
- Raúl Gimenez · Production designer