The Man with the Objective Lens (1961)

Director: Frank Vogel

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").

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

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