World War Three(1998)

movie - first aired/released 1998-12-01 - 88 min - audience 7.3

War, Drama, TV Movie

Directed by Robert Stone

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.