Sep 07, 1950
98 min
Full-HD

The Benthin Family (1950)

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.

Category

Drama

Country

East Germany

Companies

DEFA

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

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