The Third Generation
1979 · 110 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 2,940 VOTES · DIR. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Overview
A wildly anarchic satire of guerrilla terrorism in which a band of leftist radicals inadvertently become puppets of the West German government, which uses them to justify its authoritarian policies.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,195 lines
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00:00:06 THE THIRD GENERATION
00:06:21 We can't put forward such a convincing argument
00:09:50 And the middle classes try to uphold these same values?
00:14:45 You have to get rid of this girl. She's making it dangerous for us all
00:18:40 The way you're cross-examining me
00:23:11 - Was he good? - He was. He always is
00:26:40 You know, like one of the Roman Catholic saints
00:30:13 Of course. We all do. It's a sort of code, you see
00:34:12 But we can cut it short
00:37:28 Do you want to be beatified or something?
00:40:53 - You're just like all the others. - Of course not, we are as we are
00:44:18 So, is there anything else, Mr Walsch?
00:51:34 Well, how was it?
00:55:16 "...gradually taking on a more human form...
00:59:55 But I'm still not in favour of including Bernhard, he's a nutter
01:04:28 It's the others
01:10:00 Paul!
01:13:22 ...married, one child. ...Berlin. Married, one child
01:16:43 ...as difficult as Edgar's grandfather ...as Edgar's grandfather
01:19:53 There's nothing in it!
01:23:55 Petra, is that you?
01:28:35 ...that the thing with Paul wasn't totally above board
01:35:11 - What does Petra have to do exactly? - She just has to set the timer
01:41:04 - Would you like some too, Mr Lurz? - Thank you. That's very kind
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,195
Dialogue density10.9 lines / min
First line00:00:06
Final line01:41:04
Production Record
DirectorRainer Werner Fassbinder
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes2,940