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Räuber Kneißl
Overview
Even today, Mathias Kneißl (1875-1902) is considered a national hero in the collective memory of Bavaria. During his lifetime, he was the most wanted criminal in Bavaria and even Prince Regent Luitpold was reported daily on the hunt for the lawbreaker report. Again and again Kneißl's story has occupied the Bavarian artists: his life was retold in folk songs and murders, sung in ballads, filmed and treated in various plays. In his feature film version, the Bavarian filmmaker Marcus H. Rosenmüller relies on a rapid staging, opulent images and a moving love story.
Director and cast
- Marcus H. Rosenmüller Director
- Maximilian Brückner as Mathias Kneißl
- Brigitte Hobmeier as Mathilde Danner
- Thomas Schmauser as Gendarm Förtsch
- Maria Furtwängler as Theresia Kneißl
- Christian Lerch as Anton Wörndl
- Andreas Giebel as Pfarrer Endl
- Michael Fitz as Mathias Kneißl sen.
- Florian Brückner as Alois Kneißl
- Stefanie von Poser as Katharina Kneißl
- Adele Neuhauser as Tante Martha Danner
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