The Man with the Objective Lens

The Man with the Objective Lens

1961
1h 20m
5.0

5.0/10

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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").

Status: Released

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production Countries
Germany East Germany
Spoken Languages
German

Quick Facts

Original Title Der Mann mit dem Objektiv
Release Date October 5, 1961
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0055137

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
Monika Hildebrandt

Heidi

Maika Joseph
Maika Joseph

Hertha

Erik S. Klein
Erik S. Klein

Benno

Gertraud Kreissig
Gertraud Kreissig

Hanna

Micaela Kreißler
Micaela Kreißler

Blöckchen

Eduard Kubat
Eduard Kubat

Physikprofessor

Axel Müller
Axel Müller

Otto

Uta-Maria Schütze
Uta-Maria Schütze

Hilde

Key Crew

Frank Vogel
Director
Paul Wiens
Screenplay