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World on a Wire

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1973•1h 42m

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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.

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Production

Trailers & Videos

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World on a Wire - U.S. Trailer (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany 1973)

Seasons

2 Episodes • Premiered 1973

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.

Still image for World on a Wire season 1 episode 1: Part 1

1. Part 1

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Fred Stiller, who is working on a computerized simulation of reality, enters a world of mystery when friend Guenther Lause disappears.

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2. Part 2

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Fred Stiller becomes convinced he is living in a simulation, causing everyone to question his sanity.

Cast

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Klaus Löwitsch

Fred Stiller

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Mascha Rabben

Eva Vollmer

Photo of Karl-Heinz Vosgerau

Karl-Heinz Vosgerau

Herbert Siskins

Photo of Adrian Hoven

Adrian Hoven

Professor Henry Vollmer

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Ivan Desny

Günther Lause

Photo of Ingrid Caven

Ingrid Caven

Secretary Uschi

Photo of Barbara Valentin

Barbara Valentin

Gloria Fromm

Photo of Günter Lamprecht

Günter Lamprecht

Fritz Walfang

Photo of Margit Carstensen

Margit Carstensen

Maya Schmidt-Genter

Photo of Wolfgang Schenck

Wolfgang Schenck

Franz Hahn

Photo of Karl Scheydt

Karl Scheydt

Inspector Stuhlfahrt

Photo of Elma Karlowa

Elma Karlowa

Cafeteria Manager

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Solange Pradel

Singer

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Katrin Schaake

Computer Lab Assistant

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Rudolf Waldemar Brem

Hospital Orderly

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Rudolf Lenz

Hartmann

Photo of Christine Kaufmann

Christine Kaufmann

Party Guest

Photo of Peter Kern

Peter Kern

Hospital Orderly

Photo of Heinz Meier

Heinz Meier

Secretary of State Von Weinlaub

Photo of Christiane Maybach

Christiane Maybach

Woman at the Bar

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