Welt am Draht [videorecording] / Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation presents ; ein film von Rainer Werner Fassbinder ; buch, Fritz Müller-Scherz und Rainer Werner Rainer Werner Fassbinder ; produktion, Peter Märthesheimer, Alexander Wesemann ; WDR.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Publisher:
The Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2012
Description:
2 videodiscs (212 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([14] p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm.)
Klaus Lowitsch, Barbara Valentin, Mascha Rabben, Ulli Lommel. Based on the novel Simulacron-3 by Daniel F. Galouye. Originally produced by Westdeutscher Rundfunk for release on German television in 1973. 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.
Summary:
The noir-spiked tale of a reluctant action hero, a cybernetics engineer who uncovers a massive corporate conspiracy substituting simulations for reality.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.