
Das Menschlein Matthias 1941
Overview
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 forgott
Director: Edmund Heuberger
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