Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius (1940)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1940-11-13
Runtime: 102 minutes
Director: Herbert Maisch
Top Cast
- Horst Caspar as Friedrich Schiller
- Heinrich George as Herzog Karl Eugen
- Lil Dagover as Gräfin Franziska von Hohenheim
- Eugen Klöpfer as Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart
- Paul Henckels as Hofmarschall von Silberkalb
- Friedrich Kayssler as Vater Schiller
- Hannelore Schroth as Laura Rieger
- Paul Dahlke as Sergeant Riess
- Herbert Hübner as General Rieger
- Hans Nielsen as Eleve Scharffenstein
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