
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.

as Mathias Kneißl

as Mathilde Danner

as Gendarm Förtsch

as Theresia Kneißl

as Anton Wörndl

as Pfarrer Endl

as Mathias Kneißl sen.

as Alois Kneißl

as Katharina Kneißl

as Tante Martha Danner

as Flecklbauer

as Schreiner Christof

as Edi Holzleitner

as Gendarm Grasser

as Gendarm Hildebrand

as Kommandant Brandmaier

as Schneiderbauer

as Gendarm Kleylein

as Eleni

as Bauer mit Güllewagen

as Gast