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Das Menschlein Matthias

60% | Mar 19, 1941 | Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Edmund Heuberger
Director
Paul Ilg
Novel

Cast

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Leopold Biberti
André Oberholzer
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Petra Marin
Brigitte Böhi
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Röbi Rapp
Matthias Böhi
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Walburga Gmür
Angeherin

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