92 minutes
10/4/1959
Frieda and August Walkowiak celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary. However, the marriage has been in crisis for some time. August wants to spend his old age in peace, while Frieda has no intention of giving up her position as LPG chairman. The problems in the countryside are huge, collectivization is not progressing fast enough, even comrade Heinrich Rantsch is clinging to his individual farm. Frieda fights for progress, even in her private life, because not only her burden but also her higher position is a thorn in her husband's side. During the wedding anniversary celebrations, Frieda is called to the LPG. This is the cause of the family quarrel that has been in the air for a long time. August demands her resignation. In vain - and so he moves in with Rantsch. Their daughter Helga also leaves the house because of the tensions. Frieda collapses. When she is in hospital, August comes to his senses.
Gisela May
as Frieda Walkowiak
Erich Franz
as August Walkowiak
Doris Abeßer
as Helga
Ezard Haußmann
as Lothar
Peter Sturm
as Heinrich Rantsch
Hans-Peter Minetti
as Benno Schulze
Margot Ebert
as Irmgard Strömer
Harry Gillmann
as Otto Funke
Günther Simon
as 1. Sekretär der SED-Kreiparteileitung
Werner Lierck
as Räupke
Peter Dornseif
as Uhland
Rudolf Ulrich
as Georg
Jochen Thomas
as Christoph Schwannecke
Hans Finohr
as Der alte Schwannaeke
Peter Kalisch
as Besecke
Horst Kube
as Hagerer
Walter E. Fuß
as Wendler
Heino Winkler
as Friseur
Karin Lesch
as Sabine Schröder
Dieter Perlwitz
Christoph Beyertt
as Genossenschaftsbauer
Albert Zahn
Karl Block
Hans Flössel
Walter Schramm
Bella Waldritter
Katharina Matz
Ditha Cullmann
Otti Planerer
Hans Sievers
Werner Senftleben
Harald Moszdorf
Nico Turoff
as Genossenschaftsbauer
Fritz Ernst Fechner
Annelise Matschulat
Ilse Bastubbe
Frank Michelis
Maika Joseph
Georg Helge
Peter A. Stiege