Mathias Kneißl
1971, German. Directed by Reinhard Hauff.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Reinhard HauffDirector
- Hans BrennerMathias Kneissl
- Ruth DrexelRes Kneissl, Mathias' Mutter
- Eva MattesKatharina Kneissl
- Hanna SchygullaMathilde Schreck
- Frank FreyAlois Kneissl
- Gustl BayrhammerMühlbauer
- Rainer Werner FassbinderFlecklbauer
- Kurt RaabFritz Rechthaler, Jungbauer
- Walter SedlmayrPolizist
- Kelle RiedlCast
- Alfons ScharfCast
- Martin SperrCast
Details
- Released
- 27 May 1971
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Reinhard Hauff, Martin Sperr
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Mathias Kneißl runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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Mathias Kneißl isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 May 1971. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Mathias Kneißl?
Mathias Kneißl (1971) was directed by Reinhard Hauff and stars Hans Brenner, Ruth Drexel, Eva Mattes.