Trace of Stones (1966)
Spur der Steine
Anarchy in socialism.
139 min
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...
- Release date
- May 10, 1990
- Country of origin
- Germany
Where to watch
Free
Kanopy
Trailer
Cast
- Manfred Krug as Hannes Balla
- Krystyna Stypulkowska 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 Schumacher as Marianne Horrath
- Gertrud Brendler as Frau Schickedanz
- Helga Göring as Elli
- Helmut Schreiber as Elbers
- Fred Ludwig as Wolbig
- Hans-Peter Reinecke as Galomski
- Johannes Maus as Polizist
- Sina Fiedler-Engel as Krankenschwester
- Gerhard Hänsel as Maurer
- Christa Pasemann as Parteileitungsmitglied
- Jutta Hoffmann as Kati Klee
Crew
- Frank Beyer · Director
- Erik Neutsch · Writer
- Karl-Georg Egel · Writer
- Frank Beyer · Writer
- Günter Marczinkowsky · Cinematographer
- Hildegard Conrad · Editor
- Harald Horn · Production designer