The Young Schiller
2005-04-29 | 90 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Matthias SchweighöferFriedrich Schiller
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Teresa WeißbachKatharina Baumann
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Robert DölleAugust Wilhelm Iffland
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Jürgen TarrachWolfgang von Dalberg
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Christian NätheAndreas Streicher
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Barbara AuerCaroline Wiethoeft
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Ulrich NoethenBuchhändler Schwan
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Martin FeifelBeck
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Nikolaus ParylaTänzer
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Catrin StriebeckFrau Toscani
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Florian StetterScharffenstein
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Michael HanemannCaspar Schiller
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Carola RegnierKurfürstin
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Joachim BlieseArzt
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