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The Benthin Family (1950)
Directed by Kurt Maetzig, Slatan Dudow, Richard Groschopp
Drama · 1h 38m
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.
Cast
Maly Delschaft
Annemarie Naumann
Harry Hindemith
Seidel
Erik Schumann
Hans Bodmer
Charlotte Ander
Olga Benthin
H
Hans-Georg Rudolph
Theo Benthin
Werner Pledath
Gustav Benthin
P
Peter Dornseif
Dr. Benthin
B
Brigitte Conrad
Ursel Benthin
O
Ottokar Runze
Peter Naumann
H
Hannelore Koblenz
Hede Naumann
K
Karl-Heinz Deickert
Klaus Naumann
H
Helmuth Hinzelmann
Mr. Brown
Crew
- Director
- Kurt Maetzig, Slatan Dudow, Richard Groschopp
- Writer
- Ehm Welk, Johannes R. Becher, Slatan Dudow, Kurt Barthel
- Director of Photography
- Walter Roskopf, Robert Baberske, Karl Plintzner
- Editor
- Ilse Voigt
Details
- Original title
- Familie Benthin
- Release date
- 1950-09-07
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- DE
- Spoken languages
- German
- Countries
- East Germany
- Production
- DEFA