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The Benthin Family (1950)

The Benthin Family (1950)

Drama
Release Date: 1950, September 7
Directors: Kurt Maetzig, Richard Groschopp, Slatan Dudow
Countries: East Germany
Production: DEFA
Cast: Erik Schumann, Harry Hindemith, Peter Dornseif, Werner Pledath, Maly Delschaft, Charlotte Ander, Hans-Georg Rudolph, Helmuth Hinzelmann, Brigitte Conrad, Hannelore Koblenz

Overview:

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.