Released:
1971-05-27

Overview:
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.

Director:
Reinhard Hauff

Runtime:
1h 34min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Hans Brenner
  as
  Mathias Kneissl
• 
  Ruth Drexel
  as
  Res Kneissl, Mathias' Mutter
• 
  Eva Mattes
  as
  Katharina Kneissl
• 
  Hanna Schygulla
  as
  Mathilde Schreck
• 
  Frank Frey
  as
  Alois Kneissl