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The Benthin Family
The Benthin Family
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The Benthin Family

1950
Directed byKurt Maetzig
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 DelschaftAnnemarie NaumannHarry HindemithSeidelErik SchumannHans Bodmer
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Charlotte Ander
Olga Benthin
Hans-Georg RudolphTheo Benthin
Werner PledathGustav Benthin
Peter DornseifDr. Benthin
Brigitte ConradUrsel Benthin
Ottokar RunzePeter Naumann
Hannelore KoblenzHede Naumann
DETAILS
GENRES
Drama
STATUSReleased
PRODUCTION
DEFA
RATING
6.1

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