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.

Cast

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

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