Räuber Kneißl

• 5.2 Drama
• 2008-08-21
• 114 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

Maximilian Brückner (Mathias Kneißl) Brigitte Hobmeier (Mathilde Danner) Thomas Schmauser (Gendarm Förtsch) Maria Furtwängler (Theresia Kneißl) Christian Lerch (Anton Wörndl) Andreas Giebel (Pfarrer Endl) Michael Fitz (Mathias Kneißl sen.) Florian Brückner (Alois Kneißl) Stefanie von Poser (Katharina Kneißl) Adele Neuhauser (Tante Martha Danner)

Director:

Marcus H. Rosenmüller

Writer:

Karin Michalke Christian Lerch