The Young Schiller
2005, German. Directed by Martin Weinhart.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Martin WeinhartDirector
- Matthias SchweighöferFriedrich Schiller
- Teresa WeißbachKatharina Baumann
- Robert DölleAugust Wilhelm Iffland
- Jürgen TarrachWolfgang von Dalberg
- Christian NätheAndreas Streicher
- Barbara AuerCaroline Wiethoeft
- Ulrich NoethenBuchhändler Schwan
- Martin FeifelBeck
- Nikolaus ParylaTänzer
- Catrin StriebeckFrau Toscani
- Florian StetterScharffenstein
- Michael HanemannCaspar Schiller
Details
- Released
- 29 April 2005
- Original title
- Schiller
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Hendrik Hölzemann, Martin Weinhart
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The Young Schiller (2005) was directed by Martin Weinhart and stars Matthias Schweighöfer, Teresa Weißbach, Robert Dölle.