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Mathias Kneißl (1971)

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.

Release: 1971-05-27
Runtime: 94 min
Rating: 5 / 10
Cast
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
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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
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Kelle Riedl
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Alfons Scharf
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Martin Sperr
Irm Hermann
Irm Hermann
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Franziska Stömmer
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Annemarie Wendl
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Ursula Strätz
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Werner Kließ
Volker Schlöndorff
Volker Schlöndorff