Welt am Draht = World on a wire
(DVD)

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Frankfort Public Library District - StacksDVD WORLD CINEMA WOROn Shelf
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- Drama.
Drama.
Fiction television programs.
Foreign language television programs.
Galouye, Daniel F. -- Television adaptations.
Made-for-TV movies.
Science fiction television programs.
Television adaptations.
Television programs.
Video recordings.
Virtual reality -- Drama.
Welt am Draht (Television program)

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Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2012].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (212 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([16] pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
German
ISBN
9781604655469, 1604655461
UPC
715515092111

Notes

General Note
Based on the novel Simulacron-3 by Daniel F. Galouye.
General Note
Originally produced by Westdeutscher Rundfunk for release on German television in 1973.
General Note
Essay by film critic Ed Halter included on container insert.
General Note
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.
Creation/Production Credits
Directors of photography, Michael Ballhaus, Ullrich Prinz ; editors, Marie Anne Gerhardt, Ursula Elles ; music by Gottfried Hüngsberg.
Participants/Performers
Klaus Löwitsch, Barbara Valentin, Mascha Rabben, Ulli Lommel, Karl-Heinz Vosgerau, Adrian Hoven, Ivan Desny, Günter Lamprecht, Margit Carstensen, Wolfgang Schenck, Joachim Hansen, Rudolf Lenz, Kurt Raab, Karl Scheydt, Rainer Hauer, Heinz Meier, Ingrid Caven, Eddie Constantine, Rainer Langhans.
Description
The noir-spiked tale of a reluctant action hero, a cybernetics engineer who uncovers a massive corporate conspiracy substituting simulations for reality.
System Details
DVD, NTSC region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation ; Monaural.
Language
German dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Local note
DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Fassbinder, R. W., Märthesheimer, P., Wesemann, A., Müller-Scherz, F., Löwitsch, K., Valentin, B., Rabben, M., Lommel, U., Vosgerau, K. H., Hoven, A., Desny, I., Carstensen, M., Hansen, J., Lenz, R., Raab, K., Scheydt, K., Caven, I., Constantine, E., Langhans, R., Ballhaus, M., Hüngsberg, G., & Galouye, D. F. (2012). Welt am Draht =: World on a wire (Full screen.). The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Rainer Werner Fassbinder et al.. 2012. Welt Am Draht =: World On a Wire. [United States]: The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Rainer Werner Fassbinder et al.. Welt Am Draht =: World On a Wire [United States]: The Criterion Collection, 2012.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Fassbinder, R. W., Märthesheimer, P., Wesemann, A., Müller-Scherz, F., Löwitsch, K., Valentin, B. and Rabben, M. et al (2012). Welt am draht =: world on a wire. Full screen. [United States]: The Criterion Collection.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Fassbinder, Rainer Werner, et al. Welt Am Draht =: World On a Wire Full screen., The Criterion Collection, 2012.

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