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Trace of Stones
Trace of Stones

Trace of Stones

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

139 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

30 June 1966

Country

East Germany

Cast

Manfred Krug

Manfred Krug

Hannes Balla

Krystyna Stypułkowska

Krystyna Stypułkowska

Kati Klee

Eberhard Esche

Eberhard Esche

Werner Horrath

Johannes Wieke

Johannes Wieke

Hermann Jansen

Walter Richter-Reinick

Walter Richter-Reinick

Richard Trautmann

Hans-Peter Minetti

Hans-Peter Minetti

Heinz Bleibtreu

Walter Jupé

Walter Jupé

Hesselbarth

Ingeborg Schuhmacher

Ingeborg Schuhmacher

Marianne Horrath

Gertrud Brendler

Gertrud Brendler

Frau Schickedanz

Helga Göring

Helga Göring

Elli

Erich Mirek

Erich Mirek

Oswald Ziemer

Günter Meier

Günter Meier

Bast

Karl Brenk

Karl Brenk

Franz Büchner

Helmut Schreiber

Helmut Schreiber

Elbers

Fred Ludwig

Fred Ludwig

Wolbig

Erik Veldre

Erik Veldre

Jochmann

Hans-Peter Reinecke

Hans-Peter Reinecke

Galomski

Albert Zahn

Albert Zahn

Eisenflechter

Heinz Laggies

Heinz Laggies

Brigademitglied

Harald Moszdorf

Harald Moszdorf

Brigademitglied

Johannes Maus

Johannes Maus

Polizist

Maika Joseph

Maika Joseph

Krankenschwester

Sina Fiedler-Engel

Sina Fiedler-Engel

Krankenschwester

Gisela Graupner

Gisela Graupner

Brigademitglied

Gerhard Hänsel

Gerhard Hänsel

Maurer

Werner Kamenik

Werner Kamenik

Parteileitungsmitglied

Fritz Mohr

Fritz Mohr

Parteileitungsmitglied

Wolfgang Ostberg

Wolfgang Ostberg

Brigademitglied

Christa Pasemann

Christa Pasemann

Parteileitungsmitglied

Dieter Perlwitz

Dieter Perlwitz

Mitglied der Bezirksleitung

Gerd Scheibel

Gerd Scheibel

Parteileitungsmitglied

Roman Silberstein

Roman Silberstein

Oberleutnant der VP

Erika Stiska

Erika Stiska

Parteileitungsmitglied

Karl-Heinz Weiss

Karl-Heinz Weiss

Parteileitungsmitglied

Gerhard Wien

Gerhard Wien

Parteileitungsmitglied

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