The Benthin Family

Name: The Benthin Family
Director: Kurt Maetzig
Released: 1950-09-07
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Maly Delschaft, Harry Hindemith, Erik Schumann, Charlotte Ander, Hans-Georg Rudolph

5.9

September 7, 1950

1h 38m

Drama

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.