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German SummaryAus der Teilung Deutschlands versuchen die Brüder Theo und Gustav Benthin Gewinn durch Schmuggel zu ziehen. Sie sind Besitzer der "Merkur"-Werke, Theo im Westen und Gustav im Osten. Der ostdeutschen Polizei bleiben die Intrigen nicht lange verborgen. Gustav wird verhaftet, sein Chauffeur Peter Naumann kann nach dem Westen fliehen und landet in der Fremdenlegion. Peters Schwester dagegen, die schon vorher in den Westen gegangen war und weder Arbeit noch Unterkunft fand, kehrt zu Mutter Annemarie in den Osten zurück.
(Quelle: Das zweite Leben der Filmstadt Babelsberg. DEFA-Spielfilme 1946-1992)
English SummaryThe brothers Theo and Gustav Benthin try to profit from the division of Germany by smuggling. They own the Merkur factories, Theo in the west and Gustav in the east. The intrigues do not remain hidden from the East German police for long. Gustav is arrested, his chauffeur Peter Naumann can flee to the West and ends up in the Foreign Legion. Peter's sister, on the other hand, who had gone to the West before and found neither work nor shelter, returns to mother Annemarie in the East.
(Source: The Second Life of the Film City Babelsberg. DEFA feature films 1946-1992)
Original SummaryNegli anni del Muro, i fratelli Theo e Gustav Benthin, rispettivamente titolari nella Germania dell'est e dell'ovest dell'azienda "Merkur", si danno al contrabbando. La polizia dell'est scopre presto i loro intrighi. Gustav viene arrestato e il suo autista Peter Naumann, riuscito a fuggire nella Germania dell'ovest, finisce nella legione straniera. La sorella di Peter, invece, che da tempo era fuggita nella RFT, senza però trovare alloggio o lavoro, rientra da sua madre Annemarie all'est. (Italienisch)
Release Date1950-09-08
Shoot Year1950
ColorNo
DirectorKurt Maetzig, Slatan Dudow
CameraKarl Plintzner, Walter Roßkopf, Robert Baberske
EditorIlse Voigt
ComposerWerner Neumann, Ernst Roters,
ActorsKarl-Heinz Deickert, Charlotte Ander, Erich Nadler, Hannelore Koblentz, Helmuth Hinzelmann, Maly Delschaft, J. P. Dornseif, Erik Schumann, Arthur Wiesner, Harry Hindemith, Brigitte Conrad, Ottokar Runze, Hans-Georg Rudolph, Axel Triebel, Werner Pledath
Country of Production (German)
Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR)
