Inspired by the real-life events of Mathias Kneißl, a marginal man, son of poor farmers from Bavaria, in the late XIX century. Mathias stole from the rich to give to the poor, becoming a hero for the rural people and a popular social rebel. He was chased by the police until his unfortunate sentence.
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| Directing | Reinhard Hauff | Director |
| Production | Philippe Pilliod | Producer |
| Sound | Peer Raben | Music |
| Editing | Jean-Claude Piroué | Editor |
| Writing | Reinhard Hauff | Writer |
| Writing | Martin Sperr | Writer |
| Camera | W. P. Hassenstein | Director of Photography |