World on a Wire
tv show
2 total episodes
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1 seasons
What world do we live in? Is it real?
First Aired October 14, 1973
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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.
Cast
Klaus Löwitsch
as
Fred Stiller
Mascha Rabben
as
Eva Vollmer
Karl-Heinz Vosgerau
as
Herbert Siskins
Adrian Hoven
as
Professor Henry Vollmer
Ivan Desny
as
Günther Lause
Ingrid Caven
as
Secretary Uschi
Barbara Valentin
as
Gloria Fromm
Günter Lamprecht
as
Fritz Walfang
Margit Carstensen
as
Maya Schmidt-Genter
Wolfgang Schenck
as
Franz Hahn
Karl Scheydt
as
Inspector Stuhlfahrt
Elma Karlowa
as
Cafeteria Manager
Crew
Kurt Raab
as
Production Design
Michael Ballhaus
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Director of Photography
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Norbert Gerwin
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Makeup Artist
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Gabriele Pillon
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Costume Design
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Rosemarie Schönartz
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Makeup Artist
Renate Leiffer
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Assistant Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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Director
Fritz Müller-Scherz
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Assistant Director
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Marie Anne Gerhardt
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Editor
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Ursula Elles
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Editor
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Peter Märthesheimer
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Producer
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Alexander Wesemann
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Producer