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The Benthin Family
First aired on Sep 7, 1950
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Genres: 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.

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Maly Delschaft | Annemarie Naumann
Harry Hindemith | Seidel
Erik Schumann | Hans Bodmer
Charlotte Ander | Olga Benthin
Hans-Georg Rudolph | Theo Benthin
Werner Pledath | Gustav Benthin
Featured Crew
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Slatan Dudow | Director
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Kurt Maetzig | Director
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Richard Groschopp | Director
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Johannes R. Becher | Writer
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Slatan Dudow | Writer
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Ehm Welk | Writer