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The Third Generation

Play trailer Poster for The Third Generation 1980,  1h 45m,  Comedy/ Crime/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 92% 12 Reviews Tomatometer 72% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
92% Tomatometer 12 Reviews 72% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
A speculation on Germany's increased security and terrorism.

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Michael Blowen Boston Globe Apr 27, 2018
Many people have perceived Fassbinder as merely a social commentator, "The Third Generation" proves he's an artist. Go to Full Review
Richard Brody The New Yorker Nov 17, 2014
[A] hectic, funny, prismatically intricate political thriller ... Go to Full Review
Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Nov 13, 2007
Episodic, aurally and visually cluttered, and calculated to irritate, but like most Fassbinder films, worth a second look. Go to Full Review
D.M. Palmer Vague Visages Nov 9, 2023
In Fassbinder’s conception of West Germany following its chaotic autumn, terror takes on the tenor of performance art. Go to Full Review
Michael Bronski Gay Community News (Boston) Sep 14, 2022
It’s witty and funny, critical and thoughtful. Go to Full Review
Jordi Batlle Caminal El Pais (Spain) Mar 14, 2018
... the film is not dispossessed of Fassbinder's absorbing narrative capacity, here more given to caricature and the unreal tone than usual. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Director

Harry Baer

Rudolf Mann

Hark Bohm

Gerhard Gast

Margit Carstensen

Petra Vielhaber

Eddie Constantine

Peter Lurz

Jurgen Draeger

Hans Vielhaber

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The Third Generation

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Movie Info

Synopsis A speculation on Germany's increased security and terrorism.
Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Producer
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Screenwriter
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Production Co
Tango Film, Pro-ject Filmproduktion [de]
Genre
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 9, 1980, Original
Runtime
1h 45m
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