The Man with the Objective Lens (Der Mann mit dem Objektiv) 63 years old

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").

Credits

The Man with the Objective Lens Cast

Name Character
Micaela Kreißler She was 20, 76 years old when she died as Blöckchen
Maika Joseph as Hertha
Erich Franz He was 57, 57 years old when he died as Schmitt
Erik S. Klein He was 35, 76 years old when he died as Benno
Christine Laszar She was 29, now 93 years old as Maja Meyer
Rolf Ludwig He was 36, 73 years old when he died as OS alias Martin Marten
Helga Labudda She was 26, 78 years old when she died as Anita
Marianne Wünscher She was 30, 59 years old when she died as Verkäuferin
Axel Müller He was 30, now 32 years old as Otto
Gertraud Kreissig She was 23, 73 years old when she died as Hanna
Otto Stark was 102, 67 years old when died as Eugen
Eduard Kubat He was 69, 84 years old when he died as Physikprofessor
Monika Hildebrandt as Heidi
Sabine Thalbach She was 29, 34 years old when she died as Reporterin vom Betriebsfunk
Uta-Maria Schütze She was 17, now 80 years old as Hilde

The Man with the Objective Lens Crew

Name Department
Gerd Natschinski as Original Music Composer. He was 33 (86) years old when He died Sound
Eberhard Dassdorf as Still Photographer. Camera
Frank Vogel as Director. He was 11 (25) years old when He died Directing
Paul Wiens as Screenplay. He was 39 (60) years old when He died Writing
Willi Brückner as Creative Producer. He was 46 (26) years old when He died Writing
Christa Wernicke as Editor. Editing
Horst Hardt as Director of Photography. He was 26 (now 89) years old Camera
Hans Poppe as Set Designer. He was 32 (70) years old when He died Art
Marianne Schmidt as Costume Design. She was 32 (88) years old when She died Costume & Make-Up
The Man with the Objective Lens poster
The Man with the Objective Lens (63 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, October 05, 1961
  • Runtime: 80 minutes