
The Man with the Objective Lens
October 5, 1961•1h 20m•★ 5.5
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 VogelWriters
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