The Porcupine: The Winter Coat
(Das Stacheltier – Der Wintermantel)
GDR, 1954, 6 min, b&w
In German; no subtitles

Das Stacheltier – Der Wintermantel © DEFA-Stiftung
Credits:
Groschopp, Richard |
Kipphardt, Heinar |
Modniewski, Charlotte |
Anders, Erwin |
Dieckhoff, Hermann |
Grimm, Walter |
Harms, Judith |
Kalisch, Peter |
Paulsen, Arno |
Seiwert, Klaus |
Temming, Hubert |
Wessely, Rudolf |
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Synopsis
During the winter, a man brings fabric to a tailor's shop to have a winter coat made, but the staff laugh at his request. In the planned economy, they need to stick to their work schedule: those types of orders are only accepted in the summer.