The Third Generation (1979): Cast
The Third Generation is a 1979 comedy drama directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, starring Udo Kier as Edgar Gast, Bulle Ogier and Hanna Schygulla. It runs 1 hour 50 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 50m (110 min)
- Director
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Original language
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German - Studio
- Tango Film
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Third Generation About?
The premise of The Third Generation without spoilers.
A wildly anarchic satire of guerrilla terrorism that follows a group of left‑wing radicals who, through blunders, are turned into convenient pawns for the West German state. The government exploits their actions to legitimize its own authoritarian measures, exposing the interplay of radical idealism and state power.
The Third Generation Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- killed by police
- cuckolded husband
- kidnapped man
- sex with daughter in law
- wife kills husband
- left wing
- businessman
- death squad
- police brutality
- killer cop
- junkie
- dilettantism
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- murder of husband
- signature tune
- agent provocateur
- elimination
- sex standing up
- shot to death
- west berlin west germany
- underground
- firearm
- berlin germany
- terrorist group
- satire
- murder
- leftist radical
- farce
- sex scene
- heroin
- overdose
- red army faction
- years of lead
- bomb
- woman shot
- cheating wife
- female nudity
- band
- woman killed
- woman shot to death
- staircase death fall
- murdered at a cemetery
- man shot to death
- man killed
- terrorist
- new german cinema
- falling through a staircase
- falling to death
- staircase
- clandestine
- date
The Third Generation Cast & Characters
Udo Kier leads the cast as Edgar Gast, with Bulle Ogier as Hilde Krieger and Hanna Schygulla as Susanne Gast. Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder; 20 actors are credited in all.
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Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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Udo Kier as Edgar Gast -
Bulle Ogier as Hilde Krieger -
Hanna Schygulla as Susanne Gast -
Margit Carstensen as Petra Vielhaber
Also Starring in The Third Generation
· 16 more- Eddie Constantine P. J. Lurz
- Hark Bohm Gerhard Gast
- Harry Baer Rudolf Mann
- Günther Kaufmann Franz Walsch
- Lilo Pempeit Mutter Gast
- Volker Spengler August
- Claus Holm Opa Gast
- Juliane Lorenz Job Placement Counselor (uncredited)
- Vitus Zeplichal Bernhard von Stein
- Jürgen Draeger Hans Vielhaber
- Raúl Gimenez Paul
- Daniel Cohn-Bendit Themselves
- Y Sa Lo Ilse Hoffmann
- Peer Raben
- Rudi Dutschke Themselves
- Karsten Voigt Themselves
More from Rainer Werner Fassbinder
More films directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, best-rated first: The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, World on a Wire (1973), Querelle and Lola.
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The Third Generation Also Known As
11 alternative titles, including “Третє покоління” and “La terza generazione”.
- Also known as
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- Третє покоління
- La terza generazione
- La Troisième Génération
- La tercera generación
- Третье поколение
- 第三代
- A Terceira Geração
- Tretia generácia
- 제3세대
- Trzecia generacja
- A harmadik generáció
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The Third Generation FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of The Third Generation, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Third Generation?
The Third Generation runs 1 hour 50 minutes (110 minutes).
When was The Third Generation released?
The Third Generation was released on May 13, 1979.
Who directed The Third Generation?
The Third Generation was directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
More films by Rainer Werner Fassbinder Who is in the cast of The Third Generation?
The Third Generation stars Udo Kier as Edgar Gast, Bulle Ogier as Hilde Krieger and Hanna Schygulla as Susanne Gast, among 20 credited actors.
Does The Third Generation have a post-credit scene?
No. The Third Generation has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is The Third Generation in?
The original language of The Third Generation is German.
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