Das Menschlein Matthias

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Leopold Biberti

André Oberholzer

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Petra Marin

Brigitte Böhi

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Röbi Rapp

Matthias Böhi

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Hans Fehrmann

Angehr

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Walburga Gmür

Angeherin

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Ditta Oesch

Marie

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Arthur Leonhardt

Konrad

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Friedeli Sigg

Marie

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Edmund Heuberger
Writing	Novel	Paul Ilg
	Screenplay	Stefan Markus
	Dialogue	Ernst Eschmann Sigfrit Steiner
Sound	Original Music Composer	Robert Blum
Camera	Director of Photography	Georges C. Stilly
	Camera Operator	Harry Ringger
Editing	Editor	Georges C. Stilly
Production	Producer	Stefan Markus
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