Movielogr
The Beaver Coat (1949)
Directed by Erich Engel
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.
Length 97 minutes
Actors
Werner Hinz | Käthe Haack | Fita Benkhoff | Friedrich Gnaß | Ingrid Rentsch | Edith Hancke | Paul Bildt | Erwin Geschonneck | Emmy Burg | Werner Peters | Berta Monnard | Herbert Wilk | Alfred Schieske | Ilse Trautschold | Franz Weber | Hans Ulrich | Elfie Dugal | Walter Bechmann | Renate Fischer | Friedrich Honna | Otto Lange | Erik von Loewis