Das Menschlein Matthias (1941): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 1941, Das Menschlein Matthias is a drama film directed by Edmund Heuberger, running about 82 minutes.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. Das Menschlein Matthias stars Leopold Biberti as André Oberholzer, Petra Marin as Brigitte Böhi, Röbi Rapp as Matthias Böhi and Hans Fehrmann as Angehr, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Das Menschlein Matthias has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Das Menschlein Matthias page.

If you liked it. Fans of Das Menschlein Matthias tend to enjoy Cadena perpetua, El padrino, La lista de Schindler and El padrino II.