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World on a Wire

World on a Wire

What world do we live in? Is it real?

1973•1h 42m•7.2/10
DramaSci-Fi & FantasyMystery

Ratings

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7.2/10(74)

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

WDR

Language

DE

Status

Ended

First Aired

October 14, 1973

Last Aired

October 16, 1973

Networks

Das Erste

Created By

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Part 1
E1
Part 1
Air date: 1973-10-14
Fred Stiller, who is working on a computerized simulation of reality, enters a world of mystery when friend Guenther Lause disappears.
Part 2
E2
Part 2
Air date: 1973-10-16
Fred Stiller becomes convinced he is living in a simulation, causing everyone to question his sanity.

Cast

Klaus Löwitsch

Klaus Löwitsch

Fred Stiller

Mascha Rabben

Mascha Rabben

Eva Vollmer

Karl-Heinz Vosgerau

Karl-Heinz Vosgerau

Herbert Siskins

Adrian Hoven

Adrian Hoven

Professor Henry Vollmer

Ivan Desny

Ivan Desny

Günther Lause

Ingrid Caven

Ingrid Caven

Secretary Uschi

Barbara Valentin

Barbara Valentin

Gloria Fromm

Günter Lamprecht

Günter Lamprecht

Fritz Walfang

Margit Carstensen

Margit Carstensen

Maya Schmidt-Genter

Wolfgang Schenck

Wolfgang Schenck

Franz Hahn

Karl Scheydt

Karl Scheydt

Inspector Stuhlfahrt

Elma Karlowa

Elma Karlowa

Cafeteria Manager

Solange Pradel

Solange Pradel

Singer

Katrin Schaake

Katrin Schaake

Computer Lab Assistant

Rudolf Waldemar Brem

Rudolf Waldemar Brem

Hospital Orderly

Rudolf Lenz

Rudolf Lenz

Hartmann

Christine Kaufmann

Christine Kaufmann

Party Guest

Peter Kern

Peter Kern

Hospital Orderly

Heinz Meier

Heinz Meier

Secretary of State Von Weinlaub

Christiane Maybach

Christiane Maybach

Woman at the Bar

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