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.
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Hans Brenner
Mathias Kneissl
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Münchner Geschichten
Ruth Drexel
Res Kneissl, Mathias' Mutter
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The Marquise of O
Eva Mattes
Katharina Kneissl
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Enemy at the Gates
Stroszek
Hanna Schygulla
Mathilde Schreck
Known for
Poor Things
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Frank Frey
Alois Kneissl
No other roles listed
Gustl Bayrhammer
Mühlbauer
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Scene of the Crime
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Flecklbauer
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Fox and His Friends
Katzelmacher
Kurt Raab
Fritz Rechthaler, Jungbauer
Known for
World on a Wire
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
Walter Sedlmayr
Polizist
Known for
World on a Wire
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Kelle Riedl
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Alpha Alpha
Kannibal Komix oder Das Haus in Weiß
Alfons Scharf
Also in
Triumph der Gerechten
Autumn Milk
Martin Sperr
Also in
Hunting Scenes from Bavaria
Parsifal
Reinhard Hauff Director · Martin Sperr Writer W. P. Hassenstein Cinematographer
First release April 20, 1971 · Produced in Germany · Production WDR, Westdeutscher Rundfunk
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Bavaria Film
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WDR
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Westdeutscher Rundfunk
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Germany
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German
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German
Release dates
Germany · April 20, 1971
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Germany · May 27, 1971
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