The Benthin Family
1950•1h 38m•6.1•Released
Drama
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
Slatan Dudow
Writer
Johannes R. Becher, Slatan Dudow, Ehm Welk, Kurt Barthel
Languages
German
Studio
DEFA
Cast
Maly Delschaft
Annemarie Naumann
Harry Hindemith
Seidel
Erik Schumann
Hans Bodmer
Charlotte Ander
Olga Benthin
Hans-Georg Rudolph
Theo Benthin
Werner Pledath
Gustav Benthin
Peter Dornseif
Dr. Benthin
Brigitte Conrad
Ursel Benthin
Ottokar Runze
Peter Naumann
Hannelore Koblenz
Hede Naumann
Karl-Heinz Deickert
Klaus Naumann
Helmuth Hinzelmann
Mr. Brown
Konrad Petzold
FDJler
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