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Details
- Original title
- Welt am Draht
- Years
- 1973
- Release date
- 1973-10-14
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 102 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.3/10 (86 votes)
Themes
- 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
Cast & crew

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
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder