
Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to Today
Documentary
Overview
A retrospective look at the making of "World on a Wire".
Top Cast


Michael Ballhaus
Michael Ballhaus
Self
Michael Ballhaus
Self


Fritz Müller-Scherz
Fritz Müller-Scherz
Self
Fritz Müller-Scherz
Self


Karl-Heinz Vosgerau
Karl-Heinz Vosgerau
Self
Karl-Heinz Vosgerau
Self


Günter Rohrbach
Günter Rohrbach
Self
Günter Rohrbach
Self
Moritz Eggert
Moritz Eggert
Self
Moritz Eggert
Self
Roland Blach
Roland Blach
Self
Roland Blach
Self
Traudl Nicholson
Traudl Nicholson
Self
Traudl Nicholson
Self
Juliane Lorenz
Juliane Lorenz
Self (uncredited)
Juliane Lorenz
Self (uncredited)
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