Trace of Stones
7.4
“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
45 people
Manfred Krug
Hannes Balla
Known for
Scene of the Crime
Krystyna Stypułkowska
Kati Klee
Also in
Innocent Sorcerers
Dziewczyna z dobrego domu
Frank Beyer
Erik Neutsch
Günter Marczinkowsky
Eberhard Esche
Werner Horrath
Also in
Divided Heaven
Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria
Karl Georg Egel
Also in
Anton the Magician
Hildegard Conrad
Krystyna Stypulkowska
Kati Klee
Johannes Wieke
Hermann Jansen
Also in
Daniel Druskat
Snow-White and Rose-Red
Jutta Hoffmann
Kati Klee (voice)
Elli-Charlotte Löffler
Frank Beyer Director · Karl Georg Egel Writer Erik Neutsch Author
First release June 15, 1966 · Produced in XG · Production DEFA
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
DEFA
Production
XG
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Languages
Original title
Spur der Steine
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · June 15, 1966
Premiere · Uraufführung: Kino „Thalia“ (Potsdam)
Germany · June 30, 1966
Theatrical · Kino International (Ostberlin)
No release date listed for United States.
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