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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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 & crew
Horst CasparFriedrich Schiller
Heinrich GeorgeHerzog Karl Eugen
Lil DagoverGräfin Franziska von Hohenheim
Eugen KlöpferChristian Friedrich Daniel Schubart
Friedrich KaysslerVater Schiller
Hannelore SchrothLaura Rieger
Paul DahlkeSergeant Riess
Herbert HübnerGeneral Rieger
Hans NielsenEleve Scharffenstein
Ernst SchröderEleve Zumsteg
Wolfgang LukschyEleve BoigeolExplore the crew
- Director
- Herbert Maisch
- Writer
- Walter Wassermann
- Editor
- Hans Heinrich
- Producer
- Fritz Klotsch
- Writer
- Lotte Neumann
- Director of Photography
- Fritz Arno Wagner