A new member joins Trumpolt's road construction brigade - Wenzel Heiseke, who has a reputation for being a loudmouth. But he has actually been dismissed because of his critical words. Trumpolt believes he can turn him around with his tried-and-tested hair-pulling method, as there are no problems in his decorated brigade. But unexpectedly for him and his colleagues, the newcomer remains stubborn and silent, refusing to be provoked by anything. His strange behavior divides the brigade. Conflicts in the teamwork that had previously been forcibly covered up erupt. Wenzel's silence is instructive for the brigade; they no longer want to do without him, who has found his way back to some truthful words. However, his behavior with the pretty Martina from the construction office almost leads to shipwreck ..
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Cast
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Thomas Wolff
Wenzel Heiseke
Also in
Epilog
Between Summer and Fall
Wolfgang Häntsch
Known for
The Last Station
Bernhard Stephan
Manfred Freitag
Brigitte Krex
Manfred Karge
Seebär
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Père Ubu
Bird Waking Weather
Reinhard Lakomy
Brigitte Gotthardt
Bodo Krämer
Naujock
Also in
Driving School
The Sorrows of Young Werther
Gerhard Rosenfeld
Arne Leonhardt
Heinz Hupfer
Also in
Ghosts from Outside
We Are Not Lame Ducks
Bernhard Stephan Director · Manfred Freitag Writer Joachim Nestler Writer
First release August 12, 1976 · Produced in Germany, XG · Production DEFA
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DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
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DEFA
Production
Germany · XG
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · August 12, 1976
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No release date listed for United States.
Hungary
January 12, 1978
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