ComedyScience Fiction
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5.5 / 10 IMDb October 5, 1961 1h 20m
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").
Director
Runtime
1h 20m
Release Date
October 5, 1961
Genre
Comedy, Science Fiction
Status
Released
Languages
German
Country
Germany, East Germany
Writers
Cast
Rolf Ludwig
as OS alias Martin Marten
Helga Labudda
as Anita
Christine Laszar
as Maja Meyer
Erich Franz
as Schmitt
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Monika Hildebrandt
as Heidi
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Maika Joseph
as Hertha
Erik S. Klein
as Benno
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Gertraud Kreissig
as Hanna
Micaela Kreißler
as Blöckchen
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Eduard Kubat
as Physikprofessor
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Axel Müller
as Otto
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Uta-Maria Schütze
as Hilde
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Otto Stark
as Eugen
Sabine Thalbach
as Reporterin vom Betriebsfunk
Marianne Wünscher
as Verkäuferin
Production Companies
DEFA-Studio für SpielfilmeAdvertisement
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