World on a Wire( 1973)

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What world do we live in? Is it real?

Overview

World on a Wire (German: Welt am Draht) is a two-part 1973 West German science fiction television serial broadcast on ARD. Shot on 16 mm film, the two-part miniseries is drected by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, who co-writes the screenplay with Fritz Müller-Scherz, based on Daniel F. Galouye's 1964 novel Simulacron-3. In the future, Simulacron, a computer project simulating reality, encounters strange occurrences after its leader's death. Dr Fred Stiller questions the sudden disappearance of a friend and wonders if Simulacron holds the answers.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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Series Cast

Klaus Löwitsch
Fred Stiller
Mascha Rabben
Eva Vollmer
Karl-Heinz Vosgerau
Herbert Siskins
Adrian Hoven
Professor Henry Vollmer
Ivan Desny
Günther Lause
Ingrid Caven
Secretary Uschi
Barbara Valentin
Gloria Fromm
Günter Lamprecht
Fritz Walfang
Margit Carstensen
Maya Schmidt-Genter
Wolfgang Schenck
Franz Hahn
Karl Scheydt
Inspector Stuhlfahrt
Elma Karlowa
Cafeteria Manager
Solange Pradel
Singer
Katrin Schaake
Computer Lab Assistant
Rudolf Waldemar Brem
Hospital Orderly
Rudolf Lenz
Hartmann
Christine Kaufmann
Party Guest
Peter Kern
Hospital Orderly
Heinz Meier
Secretary of State Von Weinlaub
Christiane Maybach
Woman at the Bar
Kurt Raab
Mark Holm
Eddie Constantine
Man in Rolls Royce
Doris Mattes
Employee
El Hedi ben Salem
Bodyguard
Werner Schroeter
Party Guest
Rainer Langhans
Waiter Rainer
Magdalena Montezuma
Party Guest
Peter Gauhe
Informer
Walter Sedlmayr
Janitor
Ulli Lommel
Journalist Rupp
Joachim Hansen
Hans Edelkern
Gottfried John
Einstein
Peter Chatel
Secretary of State Hirse
Bruce Low
Doctor
Lilo Pempeit
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Miniseries

1973 | 2 Episodes

In the future, Simulacron, a computer project simulating reality, encounters strange occurrences after its leader's death. Dr Fred Stiller questions the sudden disappearance of a friend and wonders if Simulacron holds the answers.