Poster for The Beaver Coat

The Beaver Coat

1949 97 min 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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director Erich Engel

writers Gerhart Hauptmann, Robert A. Stemmle

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