The Young Schiller

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Matthias SchweighöferFriedrich Schiller

Teresa WeißbachKatharina Baumann

Robert DölleAugust Wilhelm Iffland

Jürgen TarrachWolfgang von Dalberg

Christian NätheAndreas Streicher

Barbara AuerCaroline Wiethoeft

Ulrich NoethenBuchhändler Schwan

Martin FeifelBeck

Nikolaus ParylaTänzer

Catrin StriebeckFrau Toscani

Florian StetterScharffenstein

Michael HanemannCaspar Schiller