
Mathias Kneißl
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.
Release Date: 1971-05-27
Drama
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Casts

Hans Brenner
as Mathias Kneissl

Ruth Drexel
as Res Kneissl, Mathias' Mutter

Eva Mattes
as Katharina Kneissl

Hanna Schygulla
as Mathilde Schreck

Gustl Bayrhammer
as Mühlbauer

Rainer Werner Fassbinder
as Flecklbauer

Kurt Raab
as Fritz Rechthaler, Jungbauer

Walter Sedlmayr
as Polizist