
The Beaver Coat
1949-10-21 · 97 min · ★ 6.3
Mother Wolffen, a washerwoman, is a woman of principle: A poor man must do what he must to get through life, only he mustn't get caught doing it. All sorts of crooked deals contribute to the improvement of the daily menu and the increase of household funds. When everyone is searching for pensioner Krueger's missing beaverskin coat, Mother Wolffen and her family are calmly enjoying fresh roast venison.
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- Directors
- Erich Engel
- Production companies
- DEFA
- Countries
- East Germany
- Status
- Released
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Werner HinzFriedrich von Wehrhahn
Käthe HaackRegine von Wehrhahn
Fita BenkhoffAuguste Wolff
Friedrich GnaßJulius Wolff
Ingrid RentschLeontine Wolff
Edith HanckeAdelheid Wolff
Paul BildtWilhelm Krüger
Erwin GeschonneckMotes
Werner PetersEberhard Schulz
Herbert Wilk
Ilse Trautschold
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