Trace of Stone

Based on Erik Neutsch's novel, this DEFA drama tells of building construction foreman Hannes Balla, a leader of large construction site "Schkona" who is held in high esteem by his co-workers because he makes sure they are paid correctly. Things stop running so well when supplies become scared, and Kati Klee, a young technician, and Werner Horrath, the new Party Secretary, arrive on the site. Shelved by East Germany following its 1966 release, this film was banned for 25 years and today it is rguably the most important DEFA film of the 1960s.