Trace of Stones
Released: June 30, 1966Runtime: 139 minLanguage: DE
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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Manfred Krug
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Krystyna Stypulkowska
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Jutta Hoffmann
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Eberhard Esche
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Johannes Wieke
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Walter Richter Reinick
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Walter Jupe
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Ingeborg Schumacher
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