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.

• Herbert MaischDirector
• Walter WassermannWriter
• Lotte NeumannWriter

• Horst CasparFriedrich Schiller
• Heinrich GeorgeHerzog Karl Eugen
• Lil DagoverGräfin Franziska von Hohenheim
• Eugen KlöpferChristian Friedrich Daniel Schubart
• Paul HenckelsHofmarschall von Silberkalb
• Friedrich KaysslerVater Schiller
• Hannelore SchrothLaura Rieger
• Paul DahlkeSergeant Riess
• Herbert HübnerGeneral Rieger
• Hans NielsenEleve Scharffenstein
• Ernst SchröderEleve Zumsteg
• Wolfgang LukschyEleve Boigeol