Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius

The young Schiller, whose heart and soul are writing and poetry, is forced into the military academy (the pride and joy of the Duke of Württemberg). Schiller is disgusted by the everyday routine of the military, always back and forth between breeding and drills. Conversation, conflict or even critique are discouraged – the oppression insufferable for the young rebel. Disgusted by the brutality, he writes his drama "The Bandit", which he would later publish anonymously. But following a frank conversation with the Duke, Schiller is dishonored and must leave the land.

Directed by Herbert Maisch

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Cast

Horst Caspar

Friedrich Schiller

Heinrich George

Herzog Karl Eugen

Lil Dagover

Gräfin Franziska von Hohenheim

Eugen Klöpfer

Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart

Paul Henckels

Hofmarschall von Silberkalb

Friedrich Kayssler

Vater Schiller

Hannelore Schroth

Laura Rieger

Paul Dahlke

Sergeant Riess

Herbert Hübner

General Rieger

Hans Nielsen

Eleve Scharffenstein

Ernst Schröder

Eleve Zumsteg

Wolfgang Lukschy

Eleve Boigeol

Hans Leibelt

Prof. Abel

Bernhard Minetti

Franz Moor

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