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Trace of Stones

1966 · 2h 19m · Drama, Comedy, Romance

Anarchy in socialism.

Bad planning and shortages prevail on an East German construction site. Foreman Hannes Balla uses unconventional methods to overcome the problems. New Socialist Unity Party secretary Werner Horrath is charged with bringing the rough-and-ready builder crew into line. The task seems doomed to fail as the two men compete for the affections of young engineer Kati Klee. But when she gets pregnant by married man Horrath, he is in danger of being expelled from the party, and Balla takes his side...

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Cast

• Manfred Krug as Hannes Balla
• Krystyna Stypułkowska as Kati Klee
• Eberhard Esche as Werner Horrath
• Johannes Wieke as Hermann Jansen
• Walter Richter-Reinick as Richard Trautmann
• Hans-Peter Minetti as Heinz Bleibtreu
• Walter Jupé as Hesselbarth
• Ingeborg Schuhmacher as Marianne Horrath
• Gertrud Brendler as Frau Schickedanz
• Helga Göring as Elli
• Erich Mirek as Oswald Ziemer
• Günter Meier as Bast

Details

Director

Frank Beyer

Released

June 30, 1966

Runtime

2h 19m

Genres

Drama, Comedy, Romance

Studio

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Status

Released

TMDB score

6.3 / 10 from 30 votes