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Räuber Kneißl

Räuber Kneißl

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 21, 2008

Runtime

1h 54m

Genres

Drama

User Score

52%

Original Title

Räuber Kneißl

Production Companies

Wiedemann & Berg Film, BR

Director

Marcus H. Rosenmüller

Description

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.