The Beaver Coat

The Beaver Coat

1949•1h 37m•6.3/10

DramaComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.3/10(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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Production

DEFA

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Werner Hinz

Werner Hinz

Friedrich von Wehrhahn

Käthe Haack

Käthe Haack

Regine von Wehrhahn

Fita Benkhoff

Fita Benkhoff

Auguste Wolff

Friedrich Gnaß

Julius Wolff

Ingrid Rentsch

Ingrid Rentsch

Leontine Wolff

Edith Hancke

Edith Hancke

Adelheid Wolff

Paul Bildt

Paul Bildt

Wilhelm Krüger

Erwin Geschonneck

Erwin Geschonneck

Motes

Emmy Burg

Frau Motes

Werner Peters

Werner Peters

Eberhard Schulz

Berta Monnard

Herbert Wilk

Herbert Wilk

Alfred Schieske

Ilse Trautschold

Ilse Trautschold

Franz Weber

Hans Ulrich

Elfie Dugall

Elfie Dugall

Walter Bechmann

Renate Fischer

Renate Fischer

Friedrich Honna

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