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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| Year | 1973 |
| Genre | Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery |
| Country | Germany |
| Studio | Das Erste |
| Cast | Klaus Löwitsch, Mascha Rabben, Karl-Heinz Vosgerau, Adrian Hoven, Ivan Desny, Ingrid Caven |
| Crew | Michael Ballhaus (Director of Photography), Daniel F. Galouye (Novel), Peter Märthesheimer (Producer), Ursula Elles (Editor), Gottfried Hüngsberg (Original Music Composer), Marie Anne Gerhardt (Editor) |
| Alternative Titles | 世界旦夕之间, El mundo conectado, 선 위의 세상 |
| Keyword | 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 |
| First Air Date | Oct 14, 1973 |
| Last Air date | Oct 16, 1973 |
| Season | 1 Season |
| Episode | 2 Episode |
| Runtime | 102:14 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb: | 7.20/ 10 by 73.00 users |
| Popularity | 3.4322 |
| Language | English, German |
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