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The Man with the Objective Lens

50 %|Oct 5, 1961|Comedy, Science 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").

Featured Crew

Paul Wiens
Screenplay
Horst Hardt
Director of Photography
Eberhard Dassdorf
Still Photographer
Willi Brückner
Creative Producer
Marianne Schmidt
Costume Design
Gerd Natschinski
Original Music Composer
Hans Poppe
Set Designer
Christa Wernicke
Editor

Cast

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Rolf Ludwig
OS alias Martin Marten
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Eduard Kubat
Physikprofessor
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Sabine Thalbach
Reporterin vom Betriebsfunk
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Marianne Wünscher
Verkäuferin