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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 200 min.) |
| Summary |
Foreman Balla is the self-proclaimed king of a massive construction site. His co-workers stick close to him, like musketeers, as long as he makes sure they are paid. But things stop running smoothly when materials get scarce and two newcomers arrive on the site: Kati, a young engineer, and Werner Horrath, the new Party Secretary. Balla's swaggering, reminiscent of Hollywood gunslingers, melts away as he realizes he is in love with Kati. Arguably the most important DEFA film of the 1960s,Trace of Stones was censored and shelved by East German officials for 25 years following its release. Based on Erik Neutsch's novel of the same title, Trace of Stones is a complex political drama blended with an at times comic triangular love story. Kati is able to see Hannes' true nature, and he falls in love with her. But Horrath loves the young engineer as well, despite being devoted to his wife and children in Rostock. The love triangle involving Kati, Werner and Hannes initially benefits the project they are all involved in, as it inspires Balla to take on new tasks and views. Things get complicated when Horrath cannot make up his mind and gets entangled in lies, pretending his motives have to do with his work |
| Notes |
Title from title frames |
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Based on the novel by Erik Neutsch |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Gunter Marczinkowski ; music, Wolfram Heicking, Hans Kunze ; editor, Hildegard Conrad |
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Manfred Krug, Krystyna Stypulkowska, Eberhard Esche, Johannes Wieke, Walter Richter-Reinick, Hans-Peter Minetti, Walter Jupé, Ingeborg Schuhmacher |
| Event |
Originally produced by DEFA Film Library in 1966 |
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Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Germany (East) -- Drama
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama
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Construction workers -- Germany (East) -- Drama
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Manners and customs -- Drama
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Man-woman relationships.
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Construction workers.
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Manners and customs.
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Triangles (Interpersonal relations)
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Germany (East)
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Streaming video
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Romance films.
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Internet videos.
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Comedy films.
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Feature films.
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Drama.
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Comedy films.
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Romance films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Internet videos.
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Films comiques.
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Films d'amour.
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Adaptations cinématographiques.
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Films de fiction.
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Vidéos sur Internet.
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Streaming video
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Beyer, Frank, 1932-2006, film director, screenwriter.
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Egel, Karl Georg, 1919- screenwriter.
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Krug, Manfred, 1937-2016, actor.
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Stypułkowska, Krystyna, actor.
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Esche, Eberhard, 1933-2006, actor.
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Wieke, Johannes, 1913-1982, actor.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work) Neutsch, Erik.
Spur der Steine.
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DEFA. Studio für Spielfilme.
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University of Massachusetts at Amherst. DEFA Film Library.
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