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World on a Wire

IMDb 7.2 1973 • 102 min • DramaSci-Fi & FantasyMystery

Director

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Country

DE

Plot Summary

World on a Wire is a two-part 1973 West German science fiction television serial broadcast on ARD. Shot on 16 mm film, the two-part miniseries is directed 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 simulated 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.

Top 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