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The Beaver Coat

The Beaver Coat (Der Biberpelz)

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  • East Germany
  • 1949
  • · 97m

Director Erich Engel
Cast Werner Hinz, Käthe Haack, Fita Benkhoff, Friedrich Gnaß, Ingrid Rentsch, Edith Hancke
Genre Drama, Comedy

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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