Trace of Stones

Plot Summary

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...

Top Cast

Manfred Krug Hannes Balla

Krystyna Stypułkowska Kati Klee

Eberhard Esche Werner Horrath

Johannes Wieke Hermann Jansen

Walter Richter-Reinick Richard Trautmann