The Young Schiller Poster

The Young Schiller

47.00% | April 29, 2005 | Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Bernd Krause
Producer
Christian Nauheimer
Editor
Thomas Osterhoff
Original Music Composer
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Cast

Matthias Schweighöfer
Matthias Schweighöfer
Friedrich Schiller
Teresa Weißbach
Teresa Weißbach
Katharina Baumann
Robert Dölle
Robert Dölle
August Wilhelm Iffland
Jürgen Tarrach
Jürgen Tarrach
Wolfgang von Dalberg
Christian Näthe
Christian Näthe
Andreas Streicher

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