World on a Wire
Welt am Draht
"What world do we live in? Is it real?"
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
Fred Stiller
Mascha Rabben
Eva Vollmer
Karl-Heinz Vosgerau
Herbert Siskins
Adrian Hoven
Professor Henry Vollmer
Ivan Desny
Günther Lause
Ingrid Caven
Secretary Uschi
Barbara Valentin
Gloria Fromm
Günter Lamprecht
Fritz Walfang
Margit Carstensen
Maya Schmidt-Genter
Wolfgang Schenck
Franz Hahn
Karl Scheydt
Inspector Stuhlfahrt
Elma Karlowa
Cafeteria Manager
Solange Pradel
Singer
Katrin Schaake
Computer Lab Assistant
Rudolf Waldemar Brem
Hospital Orderly
Seasons
Miniseries
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.
