Release Date

19 Sep, 1979

Runtime

01:21: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

The film tells the story of the smelter brigade of a steel mill whose members are connected by a strong comradeship. Among the workers are, for instance, young Rolf, whom everybody just calls "Lachtaube" and who always comes through for his co-workers, or the likable Hubert, who works as a simple smelter again after being dismissed as the head of the steel mill. Then, there is also the stubborn Manfred, who should have become a brigadier long ago because of his experience and his competence, but this privilege is refused to him because Manfred is not a party member. Ironically, it is Manfred who hears by accident about the plans of the mill to close down the old Martin furnaces – and to lay off the smelters. When the other men learn about the plans they enter the barricades for their jobs and force the plant′s management to face the workers′ demands and criticism.

Original Title

Lachtauben weinen nicht

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Actors

Uwe Kockisch

Günter Naumann

Eberhard Mellies

Günter Junghans

Klaus Manchen

Dieter Bellmann

Jürgen Kluckert

Jörg Panknin

Ernst-Georg Schwill

Berndt Stübner

Gertrud Adam

Kive Antonow

Christian Balhaus

Dieter Montag

Robert Pfeiffer

Detlef Bierstedt

Hans-Gotthilf Brown

Angela Brunner

Karl-Heinz Danowski

Peter Dommisch

Eva-Sibylle Edel

Crew

Ralf Kirsten

Ralf Kirsten

Helmut Baierl

Jürgen Brauer

Ursula Zweig

Karl-Ernst Sasse