Movie

Mathias Kneißl (1971)

• May 27, 1971
• 1h 34m

• Drama

Overview

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.

Director

Reinhard Hauff

Writers

Reinhard Hauff, Martin Sperr

Starring

Hans Brenner, Ruth Drexel, Eva Mattes