
Mathias Kneißl
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.
Top Cast


Hans Brenner
Hans Brenner
Mathias Kneissl
Hans Brenner
Mathias Kneissl


Ruth Drexel
Ruth Drexel
Res Kneissl, Mathias' Mutter
Ruth Drexel
Res Kneissl, Mathias' Mutter


Eva Mattes
Eva Mattes
Katharina Kneissl
Eva Mattes
Katharina Kneissl


Hanna Schygulla
Hanna Schygulla
Mathilde Schreck
Hanna Schygulla
Mathilde Schreck
Frank Frey
Frank Frey
Alois Kneissl
Frank Frey
Alois Kneissl


Gustl Bayrhammer
Gustl Bayrhammer
Mühlbauer
Gustl Bayrhammer
Mühlbauer


Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Flecklbauer
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Flecklbauer


Kurt Raab
Kurt Raab
Fritz Rechthaler, Jungbauer
Kurt Raab
Fritz Rechthaler, Jungbauer


Walter Sedlmayr
Walter Sedlmayr
Polizist
Walter Sedlmayr
Polizist
Kelle Riedl
Kelle Riedl
Kelle Riedl
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Even today, Mathias Kneißl (1875-1902) is considered a national hero in the collective memory of Bavaria. During his lifetime, he was the most wanted criminal in Bavaria and even Prince Regent Luitpold was reported daily on the hunt for the lawbreaker report. Again and again Kneißl's story has occupied the Bavarian artists: his life was retold in folk songs and murders, sung in ballads, filmed and treated in various plays. In his feature film version, the Bavarian filmmaker Marcus H. Rosenmüller relies on a rapid staging, opulent images and a moving love story.















