Trace of Stones
Trace of Stones

Trace of Stones

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1966
2h 19m
6.1(27 votes)
Drama
Comedy
Romance

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...

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Cast & Crew

35 members
Acting

Manfred Krug

Hannes Balla

Manfred Krug
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Krystyna Stypułkowska

Kati Klee

Krystyna Stypułkowska
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Eberhard Esche

Werner Horrath

Eberhard Esche
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Johannes Wieke

Hermann Jansen

Johannes Wieke
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Walter Richter-Reinick

Richard Trautmann

Walter Richter-Reinick
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Hans-Peter Minetti

Heinz Bleibtreu

Hans-Peter Minetti
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Walter Jupé

Hesselbarth

Walter Jupé
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Ingeborg Schuhmacher

Marianne Horrath

Ingeborg Schuhmacher
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Gertrud Brendler

Frau Schickedanz

Gertrud Brendler
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Helga Göring

Elli

Helga Göring
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Erich Mirek

Oswald Ziemer

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Günter Meier

Bast

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Karl Brenk

Franz Büchner

Karl Brenk
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Helmut Schreiber

Elbers

Helmut Schreiber
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Fred Ludwig

Wolbig

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Erik Veldre

Jochmann

Erik Veldre
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Hans-Peter Reinecke

Galomski

Hans-Peter Reinecke
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Albert Zahn

Eisenflechter

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Heinz Laggies

Brigademitglied

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Harald Moszdorf

Brigademitglied

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Johannes Maus

Polizist

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Maika Joseph

Krankenschwester

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Sina Fiedler-Engel

Krankenschwester

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Gisela Graupner

Brigademitglied

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Gerhard Hänsel

Maurer

Gerhard Hänsel
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Werner Kamenik

Parteileitungsmitglied

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Fritz Mohr

Parteileitungsmitglied

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Wolfgang Ostberg

Brigademitglied

Wolfgang Ostberg
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Christa Pasemann

Parteileitungsmitglied

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Dieter Perlwitz

Mitglied der Bezirksleitung

Dieter Perlwitz
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Gerd Scheibel

Parteileitungsmitglied

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Roman Silberstein

Oberleutnant der VP

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Erika Stiska

Parteileitungsmitglied

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Karl-Heinz Weiss

Parteileitungsmitglied

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Gerhard Wien

Parteileitungsmitglied

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