Ein Mann und sein Schatten
At a farm-equipment plant, production lags at 89 % and a new, untested combine proves a “failure” in the fields. A promising redesign exists, crafted by a transplanted West German engineer, but he’s mistrusted. Meanwhile, workers and the Party secretary blame plant director Berendonck’s poor leadership. As harvest season looms, personnel upheaval and swift action are needed to install the reliable new machine and get production back on track.
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Cast
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Fritz Diez
Known for
Seventeen Moments of Spring
Erich Mirek
Also in
Trace of Stones
When Martin Was Fourteen
Gerhard Respondek
Werner Schulz-Wittan
Also in
Das Rabauken-Kabarett
Engel im Fegefeuer
Fritz Selbmann
Hilmar Thate
Known for
Veronika Voss
Kurt Böwe
Also in
The Zernik Murder Case
Jadup and Boel
Marita Böhme
Also in
Carbide and Sorrel
Der Mann, der nach der Oma kam
Ruth Kommerell
Also in
Fridolin
One Has To Be The Corpse
Dieter Franke
Also in
Dach überm Kopf
Who's Afraid of the Devil
Rudolf Ulrich
Also in
The Written Off
Duped Till Doomsday
Hans-Joachim Hanisch
Also in
Divided Heaven
Lieber guter Weihnachtsmann
Gerhard Respondek Director · Fritz Selbmann Story Erwin Anders Cinematographer
First release May 21, 1963 · Produced in XG, Germany · Production Deutscher Fernsehfunk (DFF)
Production
Fernsehen der DDR
Production
Deutscher Fernsehfunk (DFF)
Production
XG · Germany
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · May 21, 1963
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