

Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius
1 hour 42 minutes1940-11-13
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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.
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

Albert Florath
Pastor Moser

Vicco von Bülow
Page at the Court of Duke Karl Eugen

Hans Quest
Student Hoven

Dagny Servaes
Frau Rieger

Frithjof Rüde
Grand Duke's Court Chamberlain

Fritz Genschow

Franz Nicklisch

Heinz Welzel

Hildegard Grethe

Walter Franck

Lothar Körner
