The Man with the Objective Lens
1961•1h 20m•5.5•Released
ComedyScience Fiction
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").
Director
Frank Vogel
Writer
Paul Wiens
Languages
German
Studio
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Cast
Rolf Ludwig
OS alias Martin Marten
Helga Labudda
Anita
Christine Laszar
Maja Meyer
Erich Franz
Schmitt
Monika Hildebrandt
Heidi
Maika Joseph
Hertha
Erik S. Klein
Benno
Gertraud Kreissig
Hanna
Micaela Kreißler
Blöckchen
Eduard Kubat
Physikprofessor
Axel Müller
Otto
Uta-Maria Schütze
Hilde
Otto Stark
Eugen
Sabine Thalbach
Reporterin vom Betriebsfunk
Marianne Wünscher
Verkäuferin
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