Movie
The Benthin Family (1950)
Drama
Story
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.
Director: Slatan Dudow, Kurt Maetzig, Richard Groschopp Starring: Maly Delschaft, Harry Hindemith, Erik Schumann, Charlotte Ander
The Benthin Family Cast
- Maly Delschaft as Annemarie Naumann
- Harry Hindemith as Seidel
- Erik Schumann as Hans Bodmer
- Charlotte Ander as Olga Benthin
- Hans-Georg Rudolph as Theo Benthin
- Werner Pledath as Gustav Benthin
- Peter Dornseif as Dr. Benthin
- Brigitte Conrad as Ursel Benthin
- Ottokar Runze as Peter Naumann
- Hannelore Koblenz as Hede Naumann
- Karl-Heinz Deickert as Klaus Naumann
- Helmuth Hinzelmann as Mr. Brown
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