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World on a Wire (1973)

7.2 | Oct 14, 1973 (DE) | Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery

What world do we live in? Is it real?

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.

No. of seasons
1
No. of episodes
2

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Klaus Löwitsch
Fred Stiller
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Mascha Rabben
Eva Vollmer
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Karl-Heinz Vosgerau
Herbert Siskins
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Adrian Hoven
Professor Henry Vollmer
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Ivan Desny
Günther Lause
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Ingrid Caven
Secretary Uschi
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Barbara Valentin
Gloria Fromm
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Günter Lamprecht
Fritz Walfang
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Margit Carstensen
Maya Schmidt-Genter
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Wolfgang Schenck
Franz Hahn