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Trace of Stones

Original title: Spur der Steine
  • 19661966
  • 2h 19m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
909
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Manfred Krug in Trace of Stones (1966)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
A film about living and working conditions in the GDR of the 1960s, including a little love story, of course.A film about living and working conditions in the GDR of the 1960s, including a little love story, of course.A film about living and working conditions in the GDR of the 1960s, including a little love story, of course.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
909
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Frank Beyer
  • Writers
    • Erik Neutsch(novel "Spur der Steine")
    • Karl-Georg Egel(screenplay)
    • Frank Beyer(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Manfred Krug
    • Krystyna Stypulkowska
    • Jutta Hoffmann(voice)
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  • Director
    • Frank Beyer
  • Writers
    • Erik Neutsch(novel "Spur der Steine")
    • Karl-Georg Egel(screenplay)
    • Frank Beyer(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Manfred Krug
    • Krystyna Stypulkowska
    • Jutta Hoffmann(voice)
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    • 7User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Manfred Krug
    Manfred Krug
    • Hannes Ballaas Hannes Balla
    Krystyna Stypulkowska
    • Kati Kleeas Kati Klee
    Jutta Hoffmann
    • Kati Kleeas Kati Klee
    • (voice)
    Eberhard Esche
    • Werner Horrathas Werner Horrath
    Johannes Wieke
    • Hermann Jansenas Hermann Jansen
    Walter Richter-Reinick
    • Richard Trautmannas Richard Trautmann
    Hans-Peter Minetti
    • Heinz Bleibtreuas Heinz Bleibtreu
    Walter Jupé
    • Hesselbarthas Hesselbarth
    Ingeborg Schumacher
    • Marianne Horrathas Marianne Horrath
    Gertrud Brendler
    • Frau Schickedanzas Frau Schickedanz
    Helga Göring
    • Ellias Elli
    Erich Mirek
    • Oswald Ziemeras Oswald Ziemer
    Fred Ludwig
    • Wolbigas Wolbig
    Helmut Schreiber
    • Elsbersas Elsbers
    Erik Veldre
    • Dieter Jochmannas Dieter Jochmann
    Karl Brenk
    • Buechneras Buechner
    Hans-Peter Reinecke
    Hans-Peter Reinecke
    • Galonskias Galonski
    Detlef Eisner
    • Nickas Nick
    • (as Detlev Eisner)
    • Director
      • Frank Beyer
    • Writers
      • Erik Neutsch(novel "Spur der Steine")
      • Karl-Georg Egel(screenplay)
      • Frank Beyer(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      While at first the film was broadly advertised in East-Germany and drew great anticipation, opposition within the Ministry of Culture (Ministerium für Kultur) grew shortly before its planned release. Posters and other advertisements were removed without further ado, and the conservative newspaper Neues Deutschland was the only one allowed to publish a review. The film's premiere (the show was sold out and Frank Bayer and the main cast were present) was disrupted by audience members shouting denounciations during the screening. The same was true for most of the screenings in Berlin and other cities. It is believed that these protests were secretly organized by the Ministry of Culture, as they resulted in the film disappearing from theaters within three days. "Spur der Steine" was classified as hostile to the party (the SED) and to East-Germany as a whole and was not screened again until October 1989.
    • Connections
      Featured in Century of Cinema: Die Nacht der Regisseure (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      O du Fröhliche
      (uncredited)

      Written by Heinrich Holzschuher and Johannes Daniel Falk

    User reviews7

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    As dull as East German reality
    Yes, I am well aware of the fact this movie was in some way "seminal" and was banned in the former GDR for a very long time. Nonetheless it is a quite sluggish and dull film, as dull and boring as the stuffy East German state with its peculiar preachy economy of scarcity in general. Besides, it is at least half an hour too long in its runtime, with many irrelevant scenes and - let's be outright - a couple of characters you don't really care about. Manfred Krug is as good as always, a true professional actor, but the story is not at all captivating. So let's not interpret too many cinematic ideas into this movie. It's simply a fairly dull piece of art that had the chance of being politically adverse to socialist mainstream back in 1966. Otherwise nobody would be discussing it any more today.
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    • Release date
      • July 1, 1966 (East Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • East Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Spur der Steine
    • Filming locations
      • Coswig, Saxony, Germany
    • Production company
      • Deutsche Film (DEFA)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 19 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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