World on a Wire
World on a Wire
World on a Wire
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1973- 1973
1 Seasons
2 Episodes
7.2(72 votes)
Ended
Drama
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Mystery

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.

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Cast & Crew

35 members
Acting

Klaus Löwitsch

Fred Stiller

Klaus Löwitsch
Acting

Mascha Rabben

Eva Vollmer

Mascha Rabben
Acting

Karl-Heinz Vosgerau

Herbert Siskins

Karl-Heinz Vosgerau
Acting

Adrian Hoven

Professor Henry Vollmer

Adrian Hoven
Acting

Ivan Desny

Günther Lause

Ivan Desny
Acting

Ingrid Caven

Secretary Uschi

Ingrid Caven
Acting

Barbara Valentin

Gloria Fromm

Barbara Valentin
Acting

Günter Lamprecht

Fritz Walfang

Günter Lamprecht
Acting

Margit Carstensen

Maya Schmidt-Genter

Margit Carstensen
Acting

Wolfgang Schenck

Franz Hahn

Wolfgang Schenck
Acting

Karl Scheydt

Inspector Stuhlfahrt

Karl Scheydt
Acting

Elma Karlowa

Cafeteria Manager

Elma Karlowa
Acting

Solange Pradel

Singer

Solange Pradel
Acting

Katrin Schaake

Computer Lab Assistant

Katrin Schaake
Acting

Rudolf Waldemar Brem

Hospital Orderly

Rudolf Waldemar Brem
Acting

Rudolf Lenz

Hartmann

Rudolf Lenz
Acting

Christine Kaufmann

Party Guest

Christine Kaufmann
Acting

Peter Kern

Hospital Orderly

Peter Kern
Acting

Heinz Meier

Secretary of State Von Weinlaub

Heinz Meier
Acting

Christiane Maybach

Woman at the Bar

Christiane Maybach
Acting

Kurt Raab

Mark Holm

Kurt Raab
Acting

Eddie Constantine

Man in Rolls Royce

Eddie Constantine
Acting

Doris Mattes

Employee

Doris Mattes
Acting

El Hedi ben Salem

Bodyguard

El Hedi ben Salem
Directing

Werner Schroeter

Party Guest

Werner Schroeter
Acting

Rainer Langhans

Waiter Rainer

Rainer Langhans
Acting

Magdalena Montezuma

Party Guest

Magdalena Montezuma
Camera

Peter Gauhe

Informer

Peter Gauhe
Acting

Walter Sedlmayr

Janitor

Walter Sedlmayr
Acting

Ulli Lommel

Journalist Rupp

Ulli Lommel
Acting

Joachim Hansen

Hans Edelkern

Joachim Hansen
Acting

Gottfried John

Einstein

Gottfried John
Acting

Peter Chatel

Secretary of State Hirse

Peter Chatel
Acting

Bruce Low

Doctor

Bruce Low
Acting

Lilo Pempeit

Data Typist

Lilo Pempeit

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