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World on a Wire(Movie, 1973)

Original title: "Welt am Draht" (German/DE)
3h 33min | Genres: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
World on a WireRating: 3.7/5 (with 5555 votes)
World on a Wire (German: Welt am Draht) is a 1973 German science fiction television serial, starring Klaus Löwitsch and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Shot in 16 mm, it was made for German television and originally aired in 1973 in ARD as a two-part miniseries. It was based on the 1964 novel Simulacron-3 by Daniel F. Galouye. An adaptation of the Fassbinder version was presented as the play World of Wires, directed by Jay Scheib, in 2012. Its focus is not on action, but on sophistic and philosophic aspects of the human mind, simulation, and the role of scientific research. A movie based on the same novel titled The Thirteenth Floor starring Craig Bierko was released in 1999. ()
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About World on a Wire

Cybernetics engineer Fred Stiller uncovers a massive corporate conspiracy involving a virtual reality computer project.

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Additional Information

Production country: Germany
Shot in: Cologne
Based on the work of: Daniel F. Galouye ("Simulacron-3")
Made by: WDR
Original language: German (DE)
Spoken languages: German (DE)
Translated into 15 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 10/14/1973
Director of Photography: Michael Ballhaus

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