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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.

2005 |1h 30m |  Drama

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Matthias Schweighöfer

Friedrich Schiller

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Teresa Weißbach

Katharina Baumann

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Robert Dölle

August Wilhelm Iffland

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Jürgen Tarrach

Wolfgang von Dalberg

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Christian Näthe

Andreas Streicher

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Barbara Auer

Caroline Wiethoeft

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Ulrich Noethen

Buchhändler Schwan

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Martin Feifel

Beck

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Nikolaus Paryla

Tänzer

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Catrin Striebeck

Frau Toscani

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Florian Stetter

Scharffenstein

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Michael Hanemann

Caspar Schiller

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Carola Regnier

Kurfürstin

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Joachim Bliese

Arzt

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Status

Released

Language

German

Budget

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