The Man with the Objective Lens
Key Details
Release StatusReleased
Release Date1961-10-05
Languagede
Runtime1h 20m
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
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").
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