The Benthin Family

The Benthin Family

1950•1h 38m•5.9/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.9/10(5)

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.

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Production

DEFA

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Maly Delschaft

Maly Delschaft

Annemarie Naumann

Harry Hindemith

Harry Hindemith

Seidel

Erik Schumann

Erik Schumann

Hans Bodmer

Charlotte Ander

Charlotte Ander

Olga Benthin

Hans-Georg Rudolph

Theo Benthin

Werner Pledath

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

Konrad Petzold

FDJler

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