Das Menschlein Matthias

Das Menschlein Matthias

82 mins | Drama | March 19, 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.

Das Menschlein Matthias

82 mins | Drama | March 19, 1941

Das Menschlein Matthias
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.
Producers Gotthard Film, Emelka Film
Original title Das Menschlein Matthias
Directors Edmund Heuberger
Writers Ernst Eschmann, Paul Ilg, Stefan Markus, Sigfrit Steiner

Cast

Leopold Biberti

as André Oberholzer

Petra Marin

as Brigitte Böhi

Röbi Rapp

as Matthias Böhi

Hans Fehrmann

as Angehr

Walburga Gmür

as Angeherin

Ditta Oesch

as Marie

Arthur Leonhardt

as Konrad

Friedeli Sigg

as Marie

Sigfrit Steiner

as Gemperle

Hermann Gallinger

as Stettler

Ursula von Wiese

as Aufseherin

Jakob Guggi

as Suter

Kurt Brunner

as Postheiri