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Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius (1940)

Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius (1940)

Drama
Release Date: 1940, November 13
Directors: Herbert Maisch
Countries: Germany
Production: Tobis Filmkunst
Cast: Wolfgang Lukschy, Paul Dahlke, Heinrich George, Ernst Schröder, Vicco von Bülow, Bernhard Minetti, Hans Quest, Hannelore Schroth, Lil Dagover, Hans Leibelt, Hans Nielsen, Herbert Hübner

Overview:

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.