Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius backdrop

Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius 1940 Directed by Herbert Maisch Friedrich Schiller – Der Triumph eines Genies

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.

Country Germany
Production Country Germany
Language German
Spoken Language German
Gnere Drama
Production Company Tobis Filmkunst
Release Date 13 November 1940
102 mins
Cast
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
Hans Nielsen Eleve Scharffenstein
Ernst Schröder Eleve Zumsteg
Wolfgang Lukschy Eleve Boigeol
Hans Leibelt Prof. Abel
Bernhard Minetti Franz Moor
Albert Florath Pastor Moser
Vicco von Bülow Page at the Court of Duke Karl Eugen
Hans Quest Student Hoven
Dagny Servaes Frau Rieger
Frithjof Rüde Grand Duke's Court Chamberlain