Summaries

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.—Bulma PunkRocker

Details

Keywords
  • two word title
  • character name as title
  • robber
  • village people
  • new german cinema
Genres
  • Drama
Release date May 27, 1971
Countries of origin West Germany
Language German
Filming locations Bavaria Studios, Bavariafilmplatz 7, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany
Production companies Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) Bavaria Film

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 34m
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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