Drama · Germany · 1971 · 1h 34m

Mathias Kneißl

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Director
Reinhard Hauff
Cast
Hans Brenner as Mathias Kneissl Ruth Drexel as Res Kneissl, Mathias' Mutter Eva Mattes as Katharina Kneissl Hanna Schygulla as Mathilde Schreck Frank Frey as Alois Kneissl Gustl Bayrhammer as Mühlbauer
Crew
W. P. Hassenstein — Director of Photography Jean-Claude Piroué — Editor Reinhard Hauff — Writer Martin Sperr — Writer Philippe Pilliod — Producer
Synopsis

Inspired by the real-life events of Mathias Kneißl, a marginal man, son of poor farmers from Bavaria, in the late XIX century. Mathias stole from the rich to give to the poor, becoming a hero for the rural people and a popular social rebel. He was chased by the police until his unfortunate sentence.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Reinhard Hauff Director W. P. Hassenstein Director of Photography Jean-Claude Piroué Editor Reinhard Hauff Writer Martin Sperr Writer Philippe Pilliod Producer
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