The Proud and Sad Life of Mathias Kneißl
Oct 31, 1980 · 1h 12m
Director
Oliver HerbrichOverview
The Robber Mathias Kneißl became a legend in Bavaria. The film is based on the historical criminal case and describes the last year of the rebel and folk hero. At the age of 23, he is released from prison, where he has served an unreasonably harsh six-year sentence. When this becomes known, he loses his job as a carpenter and now wants to emigrate to America with his girlfriend. He hopes to earn the money for the journey by committing crimes. In the process, he fatally wounds a gendarme. Despite this, Mathias Kneißl does not leave the area and stays in the Dachau hinterland. Only when his girlfriend betrays him is he able to find his hiding place. The farm was besieged by 300 police officers for days and then shot up. Kneißl was seriously injured and treated in a clinic in Munich before being beheaded in Augsburg in 1902.
Cast of The Proud and Sad Life of Mathias Kneißl
Stephan BeckerMathias Kneißl- Marianne PloogMathilde Danner
- Joseph ReitingerFlecklbauer
- Rudi EydmannShepherd
- Elfriede HildebrandClairvoyant
- Martin SpieglerCarter
- Helmut EchtlerVöst
- Ulrich HauswaldtMoseder
- Bernhard BrychcyMonk
Gerd Silberbauer- Peter Magerl
- Christoph Reinhold
- Georg Hoffmann
- Thomas Menzel
- Johannes Pechthold
- Sophie Schwarzmeier
Crew of The Proud and Sad Life of Mathias Kneißl
- Oliver HerbrichDirector, Writer, Producer
- Ludolph WeyerDirector of Photography
- Romy SchumannEditor
- Stephan BeckerUnit Manager
- Max MüllerSound, Still Photographer
- Karsten UllrichSound Mixer
- Sebastian LentzLighting Technician
- Marlene ReidelCarpenter
- Markus OsterriederAssistant Director, Continuity
- Titus LangeAssistant Director, Continuity
- Jan BetkeAssistant Camera
Rob HouwerThanks- Heribert KansyGrip
- Sylvia TewesSound
About The Proud and Sad Life of Mathias Kneißl
What is The Proud and Sad Life of Mathias Kneißl about?
The Robber Mathias Kneißl became a legend in Bavaria. The film is based on the historical criminal case and describes the last year of the rebel and folk hero. At the age of 23, he is released from prison, where he has served an unreasonably harsh six-year sentence. When this becomes known, he loses his job as a carpenter and now wants to emigrate to America with his girlfriend. He hopes to earn…
When was The Proud and Sad Life of Mathias Kneißl released?
The Proud and Sad Life of Mathias Kneißl was released on October 31, 1980.
How long is The Proud and Sad Life of Mathias Kneißl?
The Proud and Sad Life of Mathias Kneißl runs 1 hour 12 minutes (72 minutes).
Who directed The Proud and Sad Life of Mathias Kneißl?
The Proud and Sad Life of Mathias Kneißl was directed by Oliver Herbrich.
Who is in the cast of The Proud and Sad Life of Mathias Kneißl?
The cast of The Proud and Sad Life of Mathias Kneißl includes Stephan Becker (Mathias Kneißl), Marianne Ploog (Mathilde Danner), Joseph Reitinger (Flecklbauer), Rudi Eydmann (Shepherd) and Elfriede Hildebrand (Clairvoyant).