Film

Das Menschlein Matthias

1941 · 1h 22m · Drama

IMDb

5.8

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.

Leopold Biberti

André Oberholzer

Petra Marin

Brigitte Böhi

Röbi Rapp

Matthias Böhi

Hans Fehrmann

Angehr

Walburga Gmür

Angeherin

Ditta Oesch

Marie

Arthur Leonhardt

Konrad

Friedeli Sigg

Marie

Sigfrit Steiner

Gemperle

Hermann Gallinger

Stettler

Marga Zöllner-Galli

Else

Hedwig Elisabeth

Lise

Ursula von Wiese

Aufseherin

Jakob Guggi

Suter

Kurt Brunner

Postheiri

• Edmund HeubergerDirector
• Stefan MarkusScreenplay · Producer
• Paul IlgNovel
• Georges C. StillyDirector of Photography · Editor
• Robert BlumOriginal Music Composer

Release date

March 19, 1941

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

12

Genres

Drama