Movie

Räuber Kneißl

★ 4.7/10 · 7 votes 2008 1h 54m Released

Drama

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

Maximilian Brückner Mathias Kneißl Brigitte Hobmeier Mathilde Danner Thomas Schmauser Gendarm Förtsch Maria Furtwängler Theresia Kneißl Christian Lerch Anton Wörndl Andreas Giebel Pfarrer Endl