The Beaver Coat (German: Der Biberpelz) is a 1937 German comedy film directed by Jürgen von Alten and starring Heinrich George, Ida Wüst, and Rotraut Richter.[1] It is an adaptation of Gerhart Hauptmann's play The Beaver Coat. The German premiere took place on 3 December 1937. Another film version of the play The Beaver Coat was released in 1949.
| The Beaver Coat | |
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| German | Der Biberpelz |
| Directed by | Jürgen von Alten |
| Written by | Georg C. Klaren |
| Based on | The Beaver Coat by Gerhart Hauptmann |
| Produced by | Hans von Wolzogen |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Georg Krause |
| Edited by | Erich Palme |
| Music by | Leo Leux |
Production company | Fabrikation Deutscher Filme |
| Distributed by | Panorama-Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Cast
edit- Heinrich George as Amtsvorsteher Baron von Wehrhahn
- Ida Wüst as Auguste Wolff
- Rotraut Richter as Adelheid Wolff
- Sabine Peters as Leontine Wolff
- Heinz von Cleve as Konstrukteur Dr. Fleischer
- Ernst Waldow as Forstadjtant a.D. Motes
- Ewald Wenck as Julius Wolff
- Eduard Wenck as Rentier Krüger
- Blandine Ebinger as Mrs. Krüger
- Albert Florath as Agust Wulkow, skipper
- Renée Stobrawa as Almine Wulkow
- Fritz Odemar as Prince August Sigismund
- Arthur Schröder as Theerbrügge's adjutant
- Walter Bluhm as Schreiber Glasenapp
- Carl Heinz Charrell as Amtsdiener Mitteldorf
- Hilde Seipp as singer
- S. O. Schoening as table neighbor of the office head
- Walter Werner as office head
- Günther Vogdt as Heines, hunting assistant
- Walter Bechmann as Herr von den Daimler-Werken
- Ernst Stimmel as general manager
- Oskar Höcker as policeman
- Charles Willy Kayser as Fürsten's second adjutant
- Gustav Mahncke as concierge
- Anita Düwell as Mr. Motes' lady
- Gerti Kammerzell as Dame mit Herrn Motes
- Jac Diehl as waiter at 'Ochsen'
- Dorothea Thiess as Hebamme
- Willi Sande-Meyer as attendee of the inauguration of the Baron von Wehrhahn
- Renée Carstennsen as Elschen Krüger
- Wolfgang Dohnberg as Herr von den Daimler-Werken
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 154. ISBN 1571816550. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6.
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