The Benthin Family ambient background
CinebyCineby
The Benthin Family backdrop

The Benthin Family

The Benthin Family

★ 6.1/10•1950•1h 38m•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.

Slatan Dudow · Director

Kurt Maetzig · Director

Richard Groschopp · Director

Johannes R. Becher · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 38m
LanguageDE
Release DateSep 7, 1950

Actors

Maly Delschaft

Maly Delschaft

Annemarie Naumann

Harry Hindemith

Harry Hindemith

Seidel

Erik Schumann

Erik Schumann

Hans Bodmer

Charlotte Ander

Charlotte Ander

Olga Benthin

Hans-Georg Rudolph

Theo Benthin

Werner Pledath

Werner Pledath

Gustav Benthin

Peter Dornseif

Dr. Benthin

Brigitte Conrad

Ursel Benthin

Ottokar Runze

Peter Naumann

Hannelore Koblenz

Hede Naumann

Karl-Heinz Deickert

Klaus Naumann

Helmuth Hinzelmann

Mr. Brown

Konrad Petzold

Konrad Petzold

FDJler

Recommendations

The German Lesson
Age of Cannibals
Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything
The River
The Nest
In a Land That No Longer Exists
El Chicano
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
The Young One
In the Aisles
F.I.S.T.
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
What Maisie Knew
The Visit
Come Sunday
The Padre
Charm City Kings
Bunraku
Bastard Out of Carolina
Inside I'm Dancing

Similars

Just Don't Think I'll Cry
Außenseiter
Ware für Katalonien
Hart am Wind
… verdammt, ich bin erwachsen
Pugowitza
Schwester Agnes
Paths in the Night
The Incorrigible Barbara
Nebelnacht
Seine Hoheit – Genosse Prinz
Kalter Krieg der Konzerte - Wie Bruce Springsteen den Osten rockte
Ein Jahr voll Musik
The Boy with the Big Black Dog
Goldrausch - Die Geschichte der Treuhand
Freundschaft! - Die freie deutsche Jugend
Geheimsache Mauer - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Grenze
Der Fall der Mauer
Das Ende des Politburos
The Ministry for State Security - Everyday life at a public authority