Trace of Stones

Trace of Stones

139 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | June 30, 1966

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...

Trace of Stones

139 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | June 30, 1966

Trace of Stones
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...
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers DEFA
Original title Spur der Steine
Directors Frank Beyer
Writers Erik Neutsch, Karl-Georg Egel, Frank Beyer

Cast

Manfred Krug

as Hannes Balla

Krystyna Stypułkowska

as Kati Klee

Eberhard Esche

as Werner Horrath

Johannes Wieke

as Hermann Jansen

Walter Richter-Reinick

as Richard Trautmann

Hans-Peter Minetti

as Heinz Bleibtreu

Walter Jupé

as Hesselbarth

Ingeborg Schuhmacher

as Marianne Horrath

Gertrud Brendler

as Frau Schickedanz

Helga Göring

as Elli

Erich Mirek

as Oswald Ziemer

Günter Meier

as Bast

Karl Brenk

as Franz Büchner

Helmut Schreiber

as Elbers

Fred Ludwig

as Wolbig

Erik Veldre

as Jochmann

Hans-Peter Reinecke

as Galomski

Albert Zahn

as Eisenflechter

Heinz Laggies

as Brigademitglied

Harald Moszdorf

as Brigademitglied

Johannes Maus

as Polizist

Maika Joseph

as Krankenschwester

Sina Fiedler-Engel

as Krankenschwester

Gisela Graupner

as Brigademitglied

Gerhard Hänsel

as Maurer

Werner Kamenik

as Parteileitungsmitglied

Fritz Mohr

as Parteileitungsmitglied

Wolfgang Ostberg

as Brigademitglied

Christa Pasemann

as Parteileitungsmitglied

Dieter Perlwitz

as Mitglied der Bezirksleitung

Gerd Scheibel

as Parteileitungsmitglied

Roman Silberstein

as Oberleutnant der VP

Erika Stiska

as Parteileitungsmitglied

Karl-Heinz Weiss

as Parteileitungsmitglied

Gerhard Wien

as Parteileitungsmitglied