The Man with the Objective Lens
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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
Released Date: 1961-10-05
Runtime: 80 mins
Director: Frank Vogel
Spoken language: Deutsch
Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction
Original title: The Man with the Objective Lens
Production Companies: DEFA
Production Countries: Germany, East Germany
Cast
Rolf Ludwig
Helga Labudda
Christine Laszar
Erich Franz
Monika Hildebrandt
Maika Joseph
Erik S. Klein
Gertraud Kreissig
Micaela Kreißler
Eduard Kubat
Axel Müller
Uta-Maria Schütze
Otto Stark
Sabine Thalbach
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