World on a Wire

Name: World on a Wire
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery
Released: 16 Oct 1973
Rating: 7.20
Cast: Klaus Löwitsch, Mascha Rabben, Karl-Heinz Vosgerau, Adrian Hoven, Ivan Desny

What world do we live in? Is it real? 1973-10-16 Germany 102 minutes.

7.20 73 votes

Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy Mystery based on novel or book simulation super computer simulated reality computer program virtual reality dystopia computer simulation miniseries cyberpunk human–computer interaction brain-computer interface

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Season - Episode

1 Season 1 Oct 14, 1973

1 - 1

Part 1 Oct 14, 1973
1 - 2

Part 2 Oct 16, 1973

Overview

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.

Year 1973

Studio Das Erste

Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Crew Daniel F. Galouye (Novel), Michael Ballhaus (Director of Photography), Peter Märthesheimer (Producer), Alexander Wesemann (Producer), Ursula Elles (Editor), Marie Anne Gerhardt (Editor)

Popularity 4.0422

Language English, German