The Beaver Coat

The Beaver Coat

97 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 21, 1949

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.

The Beaver Coat

97 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 21, 1949

The Beaver Coat

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.

Producers	DEFA
Original title	Der Biberpelz
Directors	Erich Engel
Writers	Gerhart Hauptmann, Robert A. Stemmle

Cast

Werner Hinz

as Friedrich von Wehrhahn

Käthe Haack

as Regine von Wehrhahn

Fita Benkhoff

as Auguste Wolff

Friedrich Gnaß

as Julius Wolff

Edith Hancke

as Adelheid Wolff

Paul Bildt

as Wilhelm Krüger

Erwin Geschonneck

as Motes

Emmy Burg

as Frau Motes

Werner Peters

as Eberhard Schulz

Ingrid Rentsch

as

Berta Monnard

as

Herbert Wilk

as

Alfred Schieske

as

Ilse Trautschold

as

Franz Weber

as

Hans Ulrich

as

Elfie Dugall

as

Walter Bechmann

as

Renate Fischer

as

Friedrich Honna

as

Otto Lange

as

Erik von Loewis

as