Early 1921: a man is on his way home. Gleb Chumalov, regimental commander, worker and Hero of the Order of the Red Banner, returns to his home town from the Civil War. The victory over the enemies of the Russian people gives him the conviction that a new, better time will dawn overnight. Gleb looks for his comrades from earlier years, but only finds people who are emaciated by their efforts. The cement works where he used to work has been plundered and abandoned. With great effort, Gleb and his comrades try to get the plant up and running again. The struggle seems to begin anew... It is the time after the victory of the “Great October Socialist Revolution“ and the time of building a new society.
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69 people
Hilmar Thate
Known for
Veronika Voss
Renate Richter
Also in
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Ursula Werner
Known for
Hanna
All About Me
Günter Naumann
Also in
Zur See
Rottenknechte
Arno Wyzniewski
Also in
The Adventures of Werner Holt
Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria
Rolf Ludwig
Also in
The Tinder Box
Stein
Jürgen Hentsch
Also in
The Deathmaker
Die Luftbrücke
Bruno Carstens
Also in
Fridolin
Das Licht der schwarzen Kerze
Walter Lendrich
Also in
Mensch, Oma
Rottenknechte
Wolfgang Dehler
Also in
Das Licht der schwarzen Kerze
Rottenknechte
Fred Delmare
Also in
In All Friendship
Zur See
Thomas Langhoff
Also in
Stülpner-Legende
Sankt Urban
Manfred Wekwerth Director · Fyodor Gladkov Author Roland Dressel Cinematographer
First release November 2, 1973 · Produced in XG, Germany
Production
Fernsehen der DDR
Production
XG · Germany
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · November 2, 1973
Theatrical · East Germany
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