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The Man with the Objective Lens

MOVIE • 1961

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").

TMDB ★ 2.8/5Votes: 6
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ComedyScience Fiction

Top Cast

Rolf Ludwig

Rolf Ludwig

OS alias Martin Marten

Helga Labudda

Helga Labudda

Anita

Christine Laszar

Christine Laszar

Maja Meyer

Erich Franz

Erich Franz

Schmitt

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Monika Hildebrandt

Heidi

—

Maika Joseph

Hertha

Erik S. Klein

Erik S. Klein

Benno

—

Gertraud Kreissig

Hanna

Micaela Kreißler

Micaela Kreißler

Blöckchen

—

Eduard Kubat

Physikprofessor

—

Axel Müller

Otto

—

Uta-Maria Schütze

Hilde

—

Otto Stark

Eugen

Sabine Thalbach

Sabine Thalbach

Reporterin vom Betriebsfunk

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Theatrical release date: October 5, 1961

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Film

Status

Released

Release

October 5, 1961

Runtime

80 min

Language

German

Origin

Germany

Budget

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