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German SummaryDer alte Kraske ist durch die Bodenreform vom armen Häusler zum Bauern geworden, doch gegen die Arbeit im Kollektiv sträubt er sich. Sein Vorbild ist Großbauer Kimpel. Enkel Tinko, den er abgöttisch liebt, soll eines Tages einen großen Hof übernehmen können. Für ihn rackert er sich ab. Als Kraskes Sohn Ernst aus der Kriegsgefangenschaft heimkehrt und sich dem neuen, gemeinschaftlichen Arbeiten zuwendet, kommt es zwischen Vater und Sohn zum Bruch. Tinko steht zwischen dem geliebten Großvater und dem ihm fremden Heimkehrer. Er bleibt beim alten Kraske, während Ernst zu der Umsiedlerin Clary zieht. Allmählich jedoch begreift Tinko - auch mit Hilfe des Neulehrers Kern -, daß sein Vater auf der richtigen Seite steht. Er findet den Weg zu ihm, während sich der uneinsichtige Alte verbissen zu Tode schuftet.
(Quelle: Das zweite Leben der Filmstadt Babelsberg. DEFA-Spielfilme 1946-1992)
English SummaryThe old Kraske has become a farmer through the land reform from a poor house owner to a farmer, but he resists the work in the collective. His role model is the big farmer Kimpel. Grandchild Tinko, whom he loves idolatrously, should one day be able to take over a large farm. He's working his ass off for him. When Kraske's son Ernst returns from captivity as a prisoner of war and turns to the new, collaborative work, a break occurs between father and son. Tinko stands between his beloved grandfather and his stranger, the homecomer. He stays with the old Kraske, while Ernst moves in with the resettled Clary. Gradually, however, Tinko realizes - also with the help of the new teacher Kern - that his father is on the right side. He finds his way to him while the old man, who has no understanding, works his way to his death.
(Source: The Second Life of the Film City Babelsberg. DEFA feature films 1946-1992)
Original SummaryDopo la riforma agraria il vecchio Kraske è diventato un contadino, che tuttavia si rifiuta di lavorare in squadra. Un giorno sarà suo nipote Tinko, che Kraske ama alla follia e per il quale si da molto da fare, a gestire il suo podere. Quando Ernst, il figlio di Kraske, torna a casa dopo la prigionia e si dedica al lavoro collettivo, padre e figlio si scontrano ferocemente. Tinko, preso fra a due fuochi, resta con l'amato nonno, mentre Ernst si trasferisce da Clary. A poco a poco, però, Tinko comprende che il padre sta dalla parte giusta. Il ragazzo si riavvicina a lui, mentre l'anziano testardo continuerà ad ammazzarsi di lavoro. (Italienisch)
Release Date1957-03-29
Shoot Year1956
ColorNo
DirectorHerbert Ballmann
CameraErwin Anders
EditorChrista Wernicke
ComposerJoachim Werzlau,
ActorsPaul R. Henker, Helke Pöhler, Günther Simon, Wolfgang Dabel, Lisa Wehn, Hans Peter Wolf, Max Reichhoff, Hans Hardt-Hardtloff, Eva Krasnodebska, Herbert Rüdiger, Johannes Maus, C. H. Hendrich, Hans-Peter Minetti, Herbert Kuhlmann, Josef Sieber, Friedrich Richter
Country of Production (German)
Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR)
