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Mathias Kneißl (1971)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 34M

Director : Reinhard Hauff

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 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.

Actors

Hans Brenner
Hans Brenner
Mathias Kneissl
Ruth Drexel
Ruth Drexel
Res Kneissl, Mathias' Mutter
Eva Mattes
Eva Mattes
Katharina Kneissl
Hanna Schygulla
Hanna Schygulla
Mathilde Schreck
Frank Frey
Frank Frey
Alois Kneissl
Gustl Bayrhammer
Gustl Bayrhammer
Mühlbauer
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Flecklbauer
Kurt Raab
Kurt Raab
Fritz Rechthaler, Jungbauer
Walter Sedlmayr
Walter Sedlmayr
Polizist
Kelle Riedl
Kelle Riedl
Alfons Scharf
Alfons Scharf
Martin Sperr
Martin Sperr
Irm Hermann
Irm Hermann
Franziska Stömmer
Franziska Stömmer
Annemarie Wendl
Annemarie Wendl
Ursula Strätz
Ursula Strätz
Werner Kließ
Werner Kließ
Volker Schlöndorff
Volker Schlöndorff
Franz Peter Wirth
Franz Peter Wirth
Peter Probst
Peter Probst
Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand
Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand
Gustaf Dennert
Gustaf Dennert
Karl Obermayr
Karl Obermayr

Crews

Reinhard Hauff
Reinhard Hauff
Director
Philippe Pilliod
Philippe Pilliod
Producer
Peer Raben
Peer Raben
Music
Jean-Claude Piroué
Jean-Claude Piroué
Editor
Reinhard Hauff
Reinhard Hauff
Writer
Martin Sperr
Martin Sperr
Writer
W. P. Hassenstein
W. P. Hassenstein
Director of Photography

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