Stone Age Ballad
(Steinzeitballade)
GDR, 1960, 80 min, b&w
In German; no subtitles

Steinzeitballade © DEFA-Stiftung
Credits:
Kirsten, Ralf |
Kahlau, Heinz |
Kirsten, Ralf |
Steinhauer, Marieluise |
Röhl, Christel |
Haubold, Günter |
Schiller, Willy |
Fiege, Lydia |
Löffler, Elli-Charlotte |
Lesser, Wolfgang |
Grube-Deister, Elsa |
Kemper, Ruth-Maria |
Kraus, Agnes |
Naumann, Günter |
Nowack, Friedel |
Presgott, Gina |
Reeh, Monika |
Rimpler, Gisela |
Schäfer, Gerd E. |
Sturm, Peter |
DEFA Studio for Feature Films |
Synopsis
A group of rubble women work for the Scharrhahn building company in 1946 Berlin. The women are primarily focused on their own survival; only old Ms. Knorz and supervisor Anna Lubitzke try to build a sense of team solidarity.
It is only after they take a joint stand against their dishonest employer and discover that one of their number lives in desparate poverty and needs their help, that the womens' lives begin to recover a sense of purpose.
Based on the novel Anna Lubitzke by Ludwig Turek.