The Man with the Objective Lens

The Man with the Objective Lens

1961•1h 20m•5.0/10

ComedyScience Fiction

Ratings

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5.0/10(5)

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").

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Production

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Rolf Ludwig

Rolf Ludwig

OS alias Martin Marten

Helga Labudda

Helga Labudda

Anita

Christine Laszar

Christine Laszar

Maja Meyer

Erich Franz

Erich Franz

Schmitt

Monika Hildebrandt

Heidi

Maika Joseph

Hertha

Erik S. Klein

Erik S. Klein

Benno

Gertraud Kreissig

Hanna

Micaela Kreißler

Micaela Kreißler

Blöckchen

Eduard Kubat

Physikprofessor

Axel Müller

Otto

Uta-Maria Schütze

Hilde

Otto Stark

Eugen

Sabine Thalbach

Sabine Thalbach

Reporterin vom Betriebsfunk

Marianne Wünscher

Marianne Wünscher

Verkäuferin

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