Movielogr
The Benthin Family (1950)
Directed by Kurt Maetzig, Richard Groschopp, Slatan Dudow
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.
Length 98 minutes
Actors
Erik Schumann | Albert Venohr | Friedrich Gnaß | Gustav Püttjer | Käthe Jöken-König | Axel Triebel | Harry Hindemith | Hans Klering | Charlotte Ander | Maly Delschaft | Arthur Wiesner | Paul Pfingst | Ottokar Runze | Peter Dornseif | Hans-Georg Rudolph | Werner Pledath | Walter Bechmann | Karl-Heinz Deickert | Erich Nadler | Friedrich Maurer | Helmuth Hinzelmann | Käthe Scharf | Brigitte Conrad | Hannelore Koblenz | Gerhard Haselbach | Inge van der Straaten