World on a Wire

What world do we live in? Is it real?

1973
Ended
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Mystery
~1h 42m / ep
1 season
7.3/10

World on a Wire is a two-part 1973 West German science fiction television serial broadcast on ARD. Shot on 16 mm film, the two-part miniseries is directed 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 simulated 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.

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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.

E1. Part 1
Oct 14, 1973 · 101m
Fred Stiller, who is working on a computerized simulation of reality, enters a world of mystery when friend Guenther Lause disappears.
E2. Part 2
Oct 16, 1973 · 101m
Fred Stiller becomes convinced he is living in a simulation, causing everyone to question his sanity.