Friedrich Schiller – Der Triumph eines Genies

Friedrich Schiller – Der Triumph eines Genies

102 mins | Drama | Nov. 13, 1940

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.

Friedrich Schiller – Der Triumph eines Genies

102 mins | Drama | Nov. 13, 1940

Friedrich Schiller – Der Triumph eines Genies
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.
Producers Tobis Filmkunst
Original title Friedrich Schiller – Der Triumph eines Genies
Directors Herbert Maisch
Writers Lotte Neumann, Walter Wassermann

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

Friedrich Kayssler

as Vater Schiller

Hannelore Schroth

as Laura Rieger

Paul Dahlke

as Sergeant Riess

Herbert Hübner

as General Rieger

Hans Nielsen

as Eleve Scharffenstein

Ernst Schröder

as Eleve Zumsteg

Wolfgang Lukschy

as Eleve Boigeol

Hans Leibelt

as Prof. Abel

Bernhard Minetti

as Franz Moor

Albert Florath

as Pastor Moser

Vicco von Bülow

as Page am Hof des Herzogs Karl Eugen

Hans Quest

as Student Hoven

Dagny Servaes

as Frau Rieger

Frithjof Rüde

as Grand Duke's Court Chamberlain