The Man with the Objective Lens (1961)
Comedy · Science Fiction
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").
Cast
- Rolf Ludwig as OS alias Martin Marten
- Helga Labudda as Anita
- Christine Laszar as Maja Meyer
- Erich Franz as Schmitt
- Monika Hildebrandt as Heidi
- Maika Joseph as Hertha
- Erik S. Klein as Benno
- Gertraud Kreissig as Hanna
- Micaela Kreißler as Blöckchen
- Eduard Kubat as Physikprofessor