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...
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
Hans-Peter Minetti
as Heinz Bleibtreu
Walter Jupé
as Hesselbarth
Ingeborg Schuhmacher
as Marianne Horrath
Gertrud Brendler
as Frau Schickedanz
Helga Göring
as Elli
Erich Mirek
as Oswald Ziemer
Günter Meier
as Bast
