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Release Year1941
Runtime1h 22m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes2
DirectorEdmund Heuberger
WritersStefan Markus
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsDas Menschlein Matthias
About 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.
Directed by Edmund Heuberger, Das Menschlein Matthias leans on a strong ensemble — Leopold Biberti, Petra Marin, Röbi Rapp — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1941.
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