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World on a Wire

Series1973 7.3

World on a Wire

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7.3/10

1h 42m 2 epsWDR

DramaSci-Fi & FantasyMystery

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Klaus Löwitsch

Klaus Löwitsch

Mascha Rabben

Karl-Heinz Vosgerau

Karl-Heinz Vosgerau

Herbert Siskins

Adrian Hoven

Professor Henry Vollmer

Ivan Desny

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Season 1

2 episodes 7.3

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Ingrid Caven

Ingrid Caven

Secretary Uschi

Barbara Valentin

Barbara Valentin

Günter Lamprecht

Günter Lamprecht

Margit Carstensen

Margit Carstensen

Maya Schmidt-Genter

Wolfgang Schenck

Wolfgang Schenck

Karl Scheydt

Inspector Stuhlfahrt

Elma Karlowa

Cafeteria Manager

Solange Pradel

Katrin Schaake

Computer Lab Assistant

Rudolf Waldemar Brem

Rudolf Waldemar Brem

Hospital Orderly

Rudolf Lenz

Christine Kaufmann

Christine Kaufmann

Peter Kern

Hospital Orderly

Heinz Meier

Secretary of State Von Weinlaub

Christiane Maybach

Christiane Maybach

Woman at the Bar

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In the future, Simulacron, a computer project simulating reality, encounters strange occurrences after its leader's death. Dr. Stiller questions the sudden disappearance of a friend and wonders if Simulacron holds the answers.

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About

First aired: 14 October 1973
Last aired: 16 October 1973
Status: Ended
Type: Miniseries
Created by: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Original title: Welt am Draht
Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery
Original language: DE
Country: Germany
Production: WDR
Network: Das Erste
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 2
Episode runtime: 1h 42m