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Trace of Stones
Genres
DramaComedyRomance
Overview
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...
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
139 min
Release Date
1966-06-30
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
25
Vote Average
6.36
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Manfred Krug
Hannes Balla
Krystyna Stypułkowska
Kati Klee
Eberhard Esche
Werner Horrath
Johannes Wieke
Hermann Jansen
Walter Richter-Reinick
Richard Trautmann
Hans-Peter Minetti
Heinz Bleibtreu
Walter Jupé
Hesselbarth
Ingeborg Schuhmacher
Marianne Horrath
Gertrud Brendler
Frau Schickedanz
Helga Göring
Elli
Erich Mirek
Oswald Ziemer
Günter Meier
Bast
Karl Brenk
Franz Büchner
Helmut Schreiber
Elbers
Fred Ludwig
Wolbig
Erik Veldre
Jochmann
Hans-Peter Reinecke
Galomski
Albert Zahn
Eisenflechter
Heinz Laggies
Brigademitglied
Harald Moszdorf
Brigademitglied
Johannes Maus
Polizist
Maika Joseph
Krankenschwester
Sina Fiedler-Engel
Krankenschwester
Gisela Graupner
Brigademitglied
Gerhard Hänsel
Maurer
Werner Kamenik
Parteileitungsmitglied
Fritz Mohr
Parteileitungsmitglied
Wolfgang Ostberg
Brigademitglied
Christa Pasemann
Parteileitungsmitglied
Dieter Perlwitz
Mitglied der Bezirksleitung
Gerd Scheibel
Parteileitungsmitglied
Roman Silberstein
Oberleutnant der VP
Erika Stiska
Parteileitungsmitglied
Karl-Heinz Weiss
Parteileitungsmitglied
Gerhard Wien
Parteileitungsmitglied
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