The Beaver Coat

Oct 21, 1949

1h 37m

★ 6.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

DEFA

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Cast

Friedrich von Wehrhahn

Werner Hinz

Regine von Wehrhahn

Käthe Haack

Auguste Wolff

Fita Benkhoff

Julius Wolff

Friedrich Gnaß

Leontine Wolff

Ingrid Rentsch

Adelheid Wolff

Edith Hancke

Wilhelm Krüger

Paul Bildt

Motes

Erwin Geschonneck

Frau Motes

Emmy Burg

Eberhard Schulz

Werner Peters

Berta Monnard

Herbert Wilk

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