Trace of Stones

Synopsis

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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Key crew

• Frank BeyerDirector
• Frank BeyerWriter
• Karl Georg EgelWriter

Cast

• Manfred KrugHannes Balla
• Krystyna StypułkowskaKati Klee
• Eberhard EscheWerner Horrath
• Johannes WiekeHermann Jansen
• Walter Richter-ReinickRichard Trautmann
• Hans-Peter MinettiHeinz Bleibtreu
• Walter JupéHesselbarth
• Ingeborg SchuhmacherMarianne Horrath
• Gertrud BrendlerFrau Schickedanz
• Helga GöringElli
• Erich MirekOswald Ziemer
• Günter MeierBast

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