Das Menschlein Matthias (1941)
Matthias is the illegitimate son of a factory worker. He lives as an indentured child labourer at his dictatorial aunt’s remote guesthouse. The only thing he knows in life are hard work and hard punches. After a sudden death, the unhappy boy finds the opportunity to make his way to his mother. In collaboration with SRF, Cinémathèque suisse, Memoriav and Praesens Film, ZFF once again presents a freshly restored version of a Swiss cinema classic. This 1941 literary adaptation is an almost forgotten jewel of Swiss film history that offers an impressive insight into Eastern Switzerland’s embroidery industry. Born in 1930, a later chapter of the main actor Röbi Rapp’s life was portrayed in the multi-award winning docufiction DER KREIS.
- Date of release
- 1941-03-19
- TMDB
- 7.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Edmund Heuberger
Casting
- Leopold Biberti — André Oberholzer
- Petra Marin — Brigitte Böhi
- Röbi Rapp — Matthias Böhi
- Hans Fehrmann — Angehr
- Walburga Gmür — Angeherin
- Ditta Oesch — Marie
- Arthur Leonhardt — Konrad
- Friedeli Sigg — Marie
- Sigfrit Steiner — Gemperle
- Hermann Gallinger — Stettler
- Marga Zöllner-Galli — Else
- Hedwig Elisabeth — Lise
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