The Man with the Objective Lens
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").
- Year: 1961
- Country: Germany
- Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction
- Studio: DEFA
- Keyword: lake, time travel, satire, political satire
- Director: Frank Vogel
- Cast: Rolf Ludwig, Helga Labudda, Christine Laszar, Erich Franz, Monika Hildebrandt, Maika Joseph