14 Oct 1971
Fric-Frac
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The Beaver Coat
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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Werner Hinz Friedrich von Wehrhahn
Käthe Haack Regine von Wehrhahn
Fita Benkhoff Auguste Wolff
Friedrich Gnaß Julius Wolff
Ingrid Rentsch Leontine Wolff
Edith Hancke Adelheid Wolff
Paul Bildt Wilhelm Krüger
Erwin Geschonneck Motes
Emmy Burg Frau Motes
Werner Peters Eberhard Schulz
Berta Monnard 
Herbert Wilk Alfred Schieske 
Ilse Trautschold Franz Weber Hans Ulrich 
Elfie Dugall Walter Bechmann 
Renate Fischer Friedrich Honna
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