Welt am Draht (1973) (TV)

Réalisateur:

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Writers:

Rainer Werner Fassbinder (writer)
Daniel F. Galouye (novel)

Release Date:

14 octobre 1973 (West Germany)

Genre:

Crime | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Somewhere in the future there is a computer project called Simulacron one of which is able to simulate a full featured reality...

Plot Keywords:

Computer | Virtual Reality | Cyberpunk | Based On Novel

Avis des utilisateurs:

Very interesting topic and a good reflection of the 70´s life style

Ensemble

Klaus Löwitsch	...	Fred Stiller
Barbara Valentin	...	Gloria Fromm
Mascha Rabben	...	Eva Vollmer, daughter of Henry Vollmer
Karl Heinz Vosgerau	...	Herbert Siskins
Wolfgang Schenck	...	Franz Hahn
Günter Lamprecht	...	Fritz Walfang
Ulli Lommel	...	Rupp, Journalist
Adrian Hoven	...	Professor Henry Vollmer
Ivan Desny	...	Guenther Lause, uncle of Eva Vollmer
Joachim Hansen	...	Hans Edelkern
Kurt Raab	...	Mark Holm
Margit Carstensen	...	Maya Schmidt-Gentner
Gottfried John	...	Einstein
Rudolf Lenz	...	Hartmann
Lilo Pempeit	...	Data typist (as Lieselotte Eder)

Autre(s) titre(s) :

World on Wires
World on a Wire
Monde sur le fil, Le (France) [fr]

Durée:

205 min (2 parts)

Pays:

West Germany

Langue:

Allemand

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Son:

Mono

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Cologne, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany

Company:

Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: In the second part of the film, the scene at Fred's cabin: When the camera moves surrounds the cabin, at one point the shadow of the camera is clearly projected on the wooden wall.

Connexions De Film:

Version of The Thirteenth Floor (1999)

Very interesting topic and a good reflection of the 70´s life style

When I saw this film the first time I was very impressed concerning the kind of atmosphere the director creates. It is also very interesting to see how they imagine the near future in the year 1974. If you see the film you will see a lot of sets and customs which are called freaky and modern again today.

The topic of the film deals with the old question "What is real and what is illusion?". If you see "The Matrix" you will find a lot of similarities. But the two films are not comparable at all because "Welt am Draht" is art and "The Matrix" is entertainment. If prefer the first one.

Unfortunately I lost my video copy of it.