The Benthin Family

The Benthin Family

98 mins | Drama | Sept. 7, 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.

The Benthin Family

98 mins | Drama | Sept. 7, 1950

The Benthin Family
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.
Producers DEFA
Original title Familie Benthin
Directors Slatan Dudow, Richard Groschopp, Kurt Maetzig
Writers Kurt Barthel, Johannes R. Becher, Ehm Welk, Slatan Dudow

Cast

Maly Delschaft

as Annemarie Naumann

Harry Hindemith

as Seidel

Erik Schumann

as Hans Bodmer

Charlotte Ander

as Olga Benthin