The Benthin Family 1950

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Drama

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.

Release Date 1950-09-07
Runtime 1h 38m
Directors Kurt Maetzig, Slatan Dudow, Richard Groschopp, Robert Baberske, Karl Plintzner, Walter Roskopf
Producer
Writers Slatan Dudow, Johannes R. Becher, Ehm Welk, Kurt Barthel