Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius (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.
Director: Herbert Maisch
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Horst Caspar as Friedrich Schiller |
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Heinrich George as Herzog Karl Eugen |
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Lil Dagover as Gräfin Franziska von Hohenheim |
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Eugen Klöpfer as Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart |
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Paul Henckels as Hofmarschall von Silberkalb |
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Friedrich Kayssler as Vater Schiller |
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Hannelore Schroth as Laura Rieger |
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Paul Dahlke as Sergeant Riess |
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Herbert Hübner as General Rieger |
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Hans Nielsen as Eleve Scharffenstein |
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Ernst Schröder as Eleve Zumsteg |
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Wolfgang Lukschy as Eleve Boigeol |
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Hans Leibelt as Prof. Abel |
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Bernhard Minetti as Franz Moor |
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Albert Florath as Pastor Moser |
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Loriot as Page at the Court of Duke Karl Eugen |
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Hans Quest as Student Hoven |
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Dagny Servaes as Frau Rieger |
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Frithjof Rüde as Grand Duke's Court Chamberlain |
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Fritz Genschow as |
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Franz Nicklisch as |
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Heinz Welzel as |
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Hildegard Grethe as |
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Walter Franck as |
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Lothar Körner as |
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Günther Hadank as |
| Directing | Herbert Maisch | Director |
| Writing | Walter Wassermann | Writer |
| Editing | Hans Heinrich | Editor |
| Sound | Herbert Windt | Music |
| Production | Fritz Klotsch | Producer |
| Writing | Lotte Neumann | Writer |
| Camera | Fritz Arno Wagner | Director of Photography |
