The Benthin Family

Familie Benthin is an East German film. It was released in 1950.

The Benthin Family was DEFAs first major mission film, with a clear, statedirected political message, although pictures that presented narratives hostile to West Germany and to the West in general were already made, albeit with smaller budgets and less government attention.Three directors Slatan Dudow, Richard Groschopp and Kurt Maetzig were instructed by Socialist Unity Party of Germany to work on the film. Later, none of them was willing to accept responsibility for the outcome. ........

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