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The Benthin Family

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The Benthin Family

5.9

1h 38m

1950

Synopsis

The brothers Theo and Gustav Benthin pull profits through smuggling in divided Germany: Theo in the West and Gustav in the East. The East German police catch on quickly, however, and Gustav is arrested. The small band of smugglers disperses, with Gustav’s chauffer Peter Naumann fleeing to the West and his sister choosing the East after struggling to find work and lodging in the West.

Director

Kurt Maetzig

Slatan Dudow

Richard Groschopp

Drama

Cast & Crew

Maly Delschaft

Maly Delschaft

as Annemarie Naumann

Harry Hindemith

Harry Hindemith

as Seidel

Erik Schumann

Erik Schumann

as Hans Bodmer

Charlotte Ander

Charlotte Ander

as Olga Benthin

Hans-Georg Rudolph

as Theo Benthin

Werner Pledath

Werner Pledath

as Gustav Benthin

Peter Dornseif

as Dr. Benthin

Brigitte Conrad

as Ursel Benthin

Ottokar Runze

as Peter Naumann

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