Inspired by the real-life events of Mathias Kneißl, a marginal man, son of poor farmers from Bavaria, in the late XIX century. Mathias stole from the rich to give to the poor, becoming a hero for the rural people and a popular social rebel. He was chased by the police until his unfortunate sentence.

Hans Brenner
Mathias Kneissl

Ruth Drexel
Res Kneissl, Mathias' Mutter

Eva Mattes
Katharina Kneissl

Hanna Schygulla
Mathilde Schreck
Frank Frey
Alois Kneissl

Gustl Bayrhammer
Mühlbauer

Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Flecklbauer

Kurt Raab
Fritz Rechthaler, Jungbauer

Walter Sedlmayr
Polizist
Kelle Riedl
Alfons Scharf
Martin Sperr

No Good Deed
No Good Deed

Räuber und Gendarm
Räuber und Gendarm

The River Wild
The River Wild

Räuber Kneißl
Räuber Kneißl

Valley of Flowers
Valley of Flowers

Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts
Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts

Smoke
Smoke

His Dog
His Dog

Ronia: The Robber's Daughter
Ronia: The Robber's Daughter

Stealing Raden Saleh
Stealing Raden Saleh

Metastases
Metastases

Dogman
Dogman