The Man with the Objective Lens

Oct 5, 1961

1h 20m

★ 5.0

Overview

A humorous and satirical comedy, which places a man from the year 2222 one day in the (then) present day life in GDR, East Germany under Communist regime. Using a crystal for mind reading he uncovers some improprieties and moral weaknesses in the "Beautiful future" professed by VEB ("Volkseigener Betrieb" – "State Owned Holdings").

Genres

Comedy

Science Fiction

Production Companies

DEFA

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Cast

OS alias Martin Marten

Rolf Ludwig

Anita

Helga Labudda

Maja Meyer

Christine Laszar

Schmitt

Erich Franz

Heidi

Monika Hildebrandt

Hertha

Maika Joseph

Benno

Erik S. Klein

Hanna

Gertraud Kreissig

Blöckchen

Micaela Kreißler

Physikprofessor

Eduard Kubat

Otto

Axel Müller

Hilde

Uta-Maria Schütze

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