World on a wire Welt am Draht

DVD 2012

A scientist in charge of a project that could usher in a bold new era of technology begins experiencing signs of mental illness that may indicate the onset of schizophrenia, but could be the bold first step in merging man and machine in Rainer Werner Fassbinder's mind-bending sci-fi classic. The "Simulacron 1" project was designed by The Institute for Cybernetics and Futurology to predict the events of the future with uncanny accuracy. Though the...

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Galouye, Daniel F. Simulacron-3 Television adaptations

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ISBN:

9781604655469

Edition:

Special ed

Description:

2 videodiscs (ca. 212 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: Not rated

Other Title:

Welt am Draht [DVD]
Welt am Draht (Television program) [DVD.]

Notes:

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Based on the novel Simulacron-3 by Daniel F. Galouye
Special features: Fassbinder's "World on a wire": looking ahead to today (a 50 minute documentary by Juliane Lorenz) ; interview with German film scholar Gerd Gemunden ; trailer for the 2010 theatrical release ; booklet featuring an essay by film critic Ed Halter. Downloads: fact sheet ; additional photos Hi-Res ; high resolution front cover ; low resolution front cover
Director of photography, Michael Ballhaus ; editors, Marie Anne Gerhardt, Ursula Elles ; music by Gottfried Hünsberg
Klaus Lowitsch, Barbara Valentin, Mascha Rabben, Ulli Lommel
Originally produced by Westdeutscher Rundfunk for release on German television in 1973
DVD, full screen presentation (1.33:1) aspect ratio, PCM Mono
For private home use only
German dialogue with optional English subtitles

Control Number:

875096

UPC:

715515092111

Other Authors:

Criterion Collection (Firm)
Fassbinder, Rainer Werner, 1945-1982
Galouye, Daniel F. Simulacron-3. DVD
Hünsberg, Gottfried
Lommel, Ulli
Löwitsch, Klaus, 1936-2002
Märthesheimer, Peter, 1937-2004
Müller-Scherz, Fritz
Rabben, Mascha
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation
Valentin, Barbara, 1940-2002
Wesemann, Alexander
Westdeutscher Rundfunk

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