Das Menschlein Matthias

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Das Menschlein Matthias (1941)

Directed by Edmund Heuberger

Drama · 1h 22m

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.

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Cast

Leopold Biberti André Oberholzer
P
Petra Marin Brigitte Böhi
R
Röbi Rapp Matthias Böhi
H
Hans Fehrmann Angehr Walburga Gmür Angeherin Ditta Oesch Marie
A
Arthur Leonhardt Konrad
F
Friedeli Sigg Marie Sigfrit Steiner Gemperle
H
Hermann Gallinger Stettler
M
Marga Zöllner-Galli Else
H
Hedwig Elisabeth Lise

Crew

Director
Edmund Heuberger
Screenplay
Stefan Markus
Novel
Paul Ilg
Director of Photography
Georges C. Stilly
Original Music Composer
Robert Blum
Editor
Georges C. Stilly
Producer
Stefan Markus

Details

Release date
1941-03-19
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Drama
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
Switzerland
Production
Gotthard Film