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.
Herbert Maisch
Director
Walter Wassermann
Writer
Lotte Neumann
Writer

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
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