World on a Wire

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 1973-10-14

Last Air Date: 1973-10-16

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 2

Created By: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Networks: Das Erste

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Top Cast

Klaus Löwitsch as Fred Stiller
Mascha Rabben as Eva Vollmer
Karl-Heinz Vosgerau as Herbert Siskins
Adrian Hoven as Professor Henry Vollmer
Ivan Desny as Günther Lause
Ingrid Caven as Secretary Uschi
Barbara Valentin as Gloria Fromm
Günter Lamprecht as Fritz Walfang
Margit Carstensen as Maya Schmidt-Genter
Wolfgang Schenck as Franz Hahn

Seasons

Miniseries (1973)

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.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Part 1 (1973-10-14)

Fred Stiller, who is working on a computerized simulation of reality, enters a world of mystery when friend Guenther Lause disappears.
Ep. 2: Part 2 (1973-10-16)

Fred Stiller becomes convinced he is living in a simulation, causing everyone to question his sanity.