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.
| Title | World on a Wire |
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| Alternative Titles | 世界旦夕之间, El mundo conectado, 선 위의 세상 |
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 ETC.
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| First Air Date | 1973-10-14 |
| Last Air Date | 1973-10-16 |
| Number of Episodes | 2 |
| Number of Seasons | 1 |
| Genres | Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, |
| Networks | Das Erste, |
| Casts | Klaus Löwitsch, Mascha Rabben, Karl-Heinz Vosgerau, Adrian Hoven, Ivan Desny, Ingrid Caven, Barbara Valentin, Günter Lamprecht, Margit Carstensen, Wolfgang Schenck, Karl Scheydt |
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Fred Stiller
Klaus Löwitsch
Eva Vollmer
Mascha Rabben
Herbert Siskins
Karl-Heinz Vosgerau
Professor Henry Vollmer
Adrian Hoven
Günther Lause
Ivan Desny
Secretary Uschi
Ingrid Caven
Gloria Fromm
Barbara Valentin
Fritz Walfang
Günter Lamprecht
Maya Schmidt-Genter
Margit Carstensen
Franz Hahn
Wolfgang Schenck
Inspector Stuhlfahrt
Karl Scheydt
Cafeteria Manager
Elma Karlowa
Singer
Solange Pradel
Computer Lab Assistant
Katrin Schaake
Hospital Orderly
Rudolf Waldemar Brem
Hartmann
Rudolf Lenz
Party Guest
Christine Kaufmann
Hospital Orderly
Peter Kern
Secretary of State Von Weinlaub
Heinz Meier
Woman at the Bar
Christiane Maybach
Mark Holm
Kurt Raab
Man in Rolls Royce
Eddie Constantine
Employee
Doris Mattes
Bodyguard
El Hedi ben Salem
Party Guest
Werner Schroeter
Waiter Rainer
Rainer Langhans
Party Guest
Magdalena Montezuma
Informer
Peter Gauhe
Janitor
Walter Sedlmayr
Journalist Rupp
Ulli Lommel
Hans Edelkern
Joachim Hansen
Einstein
Gottfried John
Secretary of State Hirse
Peter Chatel
Doctor
Bruce Low
Data Typist
Lilo Pempeit
