Released:
2005-04-29

Overview:
The young Friedrich Schiller begins his life as a poet with a dramatic escape. After the sensational success of his first drama "The Robbers", he deserts from the Duke's army. At the Mannheim Court and National Theatre, he initially receives a friendly reception, but his new play "Fiesko" is not well received by the artistic director Dalberg. In the successful actor and author August Wilhelm Iffland, Schiller finds a strong competitor for the position of in-house playwright and vies with him for the love of the same woman. The young poet's situation becomes increasingly precarious; he has no money, suffers from hunger and falls seriously ill. Nevertheless, he works feverishly for recognition and success with no regard for his own health.

Director:
Martin Weinhart

Runtime:
1h 30min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Matthias Schweighöfer
  as
  Friedrich Schiller
• 
  Teresa Weißbach
  as
  Katharina Baumann
• 
  Robert Dölle
  as
  August Wilhelm Iffland
• 
  Jürgen Tarrach
  as
  Wolfgang von Dalberg
• 
  Christian Näthe
  as
  Andreas Streicher