Released:
1940-11-13

Overview:
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.

Director:
Herbert Maisch

Runtime:
1h 42min

Genre:
Drama

• 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