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World War Three

Name: World War Three
Genre: War, Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1998-12-01
Cast: Boris Lyoskin, Klaus Schleiff, Boris Sichkin, Gunter Walch, Christopher Wynkoop

1998 | 88 min | War, Drama, TV Movie

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for history buffs. If you loved The Guns of Navarone or When the Wind Blows, start here.
The mood: Intense.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 28 min.
What might put you off: It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

This mock documentary uses archival footage, interviews and reports taken out of context and staged interviews to highlight a possible escalation into a nuclear war. In this feature, tension in East Germany, and an uprising triggered by a visit by Gorbachev sees a successful military coup taking place in the USSR. Western actions against brutal crack-downs on civilians involved increases tension between the sides, finally resulting in nuclear war.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 10K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Robert Stone

Boris LyoskinYuri Rubanov
Klaus SchleiffOberst Wolfgang Hecker
Boris SichkinGeneral Vladimir Soschkin
Gunter WalchGeneral Karl Frohm
Christopher WynkoopMartin Jacobs
Matthias FuchsNarrator