Released:
1966-06-30

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...

Director:
Frank Beyer

Runtime:
2h 19min

Genre:
Drama, Comedy, Romance

• 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