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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Cast
22 people
Werner Hinz
Friedrich von Wehrhahn
Also in
The Longest Day
Eichholz & Söhne
Käthe Haack
Regine von Wehrhahn
Known for
Münchhausen
Fita Benkhoff
Auguste Wolff
Also in
Three Girls from the Rhine
Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins
Friedrich Gnaß
Julius Wolff
Known for
M
Ingrid Rentsch
Leontine Wolff
Also in
Corinna Schmidt
Letzte Liebe
Edith Hancke
Adelheid Wolff
Known for
The Captain from Kopenick
Paul Bildt
Wilhelm Krüger
Known for
The Haunted Castle
Erwin Geschonneck
Motes
Also in
Naked Among Wolves
Jacob the Liar
Emmy Burg
Frau Motes
Also in
The Kaiser's Lackey
Mylord weiß sich zu helfen
Werner Peters
Eberhard Schulz
Known for
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
Berta Monnard
Also in
Friedrich Schiller - Eine Dichterjugend
Two Worlds
Herbert Wilk
Also in
U-Boat, Course West!
The Rothschilds
Erich Engel Director · Robert A. Stemmle Writer Gerhart Hauptmann Story
First release October 21, 1949 · Produced in XG · Original title Der Biberpelz
Production
DEFA
Production
XG
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Languages
Original title
Der Biberpelz
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
XG · October 21, 1949
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
XC
April 18, 1952 · Theatrical
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