The Beaver Coat

The Beaver Coat (1949)

Der Biberpelz

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.

Date of release
1949-10-21
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Director
Erich Engel

Casting

Interesting facts

The Beaver Coat is a 1949 East German comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Fita Benkhoff, Werner Hinz and Käthe Haack. It is an adaptation of Gerhart Hauptmann's 1893 play The Beaver Coat, previously adapted into a 1928 silent film and a 1937 sound film produced during the Nazi era.

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