Mathias Kneissl
1970 · Movie · 94 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)
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 riches 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.
Direction Reinhard Hauff
Cast Hans Brenner · Hanna Schygulla · Ruth Drexel · Péter Müller · Eva Mattes · Kurt Raab · Frank Frey · Rainer Werner Fassbinder · Andrea Stary · Alfons Scharf · Irm Hermann
Soundtrack Peer Raben
Screenplay Reinhard Hauff · Martin Sperr
Cinematography W.P. Hassenstein
Original title Mathias Kneissl
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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