World War Three
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1hr
28mins
Directed by
Robert Stone,
Starring
Boris Leskin,
Klaus Schleiff,
Boris Sichkin,
Gunter Walch
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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.