The Man with the Objective Lens

Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House

The Plot

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").

Run Time

1h 20m

Genre

Comedy, Science Fiction

Release Date

05 Oct 1961

Country

Germany, East Germany

Language

German

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