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Was it an act of sabotage or willful negligence? The non-party engineer Heinz Solter is suddenly arrested and accused of approving a defective pipeline that caused a half million loss to his company. At first, the case seems clear-cut for the state prosecutor, but when he probes deeper, he discovers that Solter had acted against his better judgment due to the pressure from his career-driven and authoritarian boss.
Director
Studio
DEFA
Original Title
Der Frühling braucht Zeit
Original Language
German
Cast
Full credits →E
Eberhard Mellies
Heinz Solter
G
Günther Simon
Erhard Faber
D
Doris Abeßer
Inge Solter
K
Karla Runkehl
Luise Faber
R
Rolf Hoppe
Rudi Wiesen
H
Hans Hardt-Hardtloff
Kuhlmey
E
Erik S. Klein
Staatsanwalt Burger
F
Friedrich Richter
Dr Kranz
A
Agnes Kraus
Ursula Schmitz
H
Heinz Scholz
Meermann
H
Horst Schön
Schellhorn
K
Kurt Barthel
Jensen
H
Hans Flössel
Lehmann
S
Sina Fiedler-Engel
Fabers Sekretärin
C
Charlotte Friedrich
Mutter Wiesen
M
Maika Joseph
Reichsbahnangestellte
R
Rolf Ripperger
Kriminalist
D
Dieter Schindelhauer
LKW-Fahrer
N
Nico Turoff
Wirt
B
Bella Waldritter
Haushälterin
