MOVIE · 2008
Räuber Kneißl
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.
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Räuber Kneißl
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Story
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.
CAST
Featured cast
Maximilian BrücknerMathias Kneißl
Brigitte HobmeierMathilde Danner
Thomas SchmauserGendarm Förtsch
Maria FurtwänglerTheresia Kneißl
Christian LerchAnton Wörndl
Andreas GiebelPfarrer Endl
Michael FitzMathias Kneißl sen.
Florian BrücknerAlois KneißlMORE TO EXPLORE
