Summary 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. View more details
Directed : Reinhard Hauff
Written : Reinhard Hauff Martin Sperr
Stars : Eva Mattes Hans Brenner Ruth Drexel Hanna Schygulla
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
Summary 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. View more details
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
