The Young Schiller

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.

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90 min

Cast

Matthias Schweighöfer

as Friedrich Schiller

Teresa Weißbach

as Katharina Baumann

Robert Dölle

as August Wilhelm Iffland

Jürgen Tarrach

as Wolfgang von Dalberg

Christian Näthe

as Andreas Streicher

Barbara Auer

as Caroline Wiethoeft

Ulrich Noethen

as Buchhändler Schwan

Martin Feifel

as Beck

Nikolaus Paryla

as Tänzer

Catrin Striebeck

as Frau Toscani

Florian Stetter

as Scharffenstein

Michael Hanemann

as Caspar Schiller

Carola Regnier

as Kurfürstin

Joachim Bliese

as Arzt

Director

Martin Weinhart