Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 29, 2005
- Original language
- German
- Spoken languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
- Production
- ARD Degeto,Bavaria Film,Degeto Film,ARD,ARTE,Maran Film,BR,SWR,MDR
- Cast
- Matthias Schweighöfer,Teresa Weißbach,Robert Dölle,Jürgen Tarrach,Christian Näthe,Barbara Auer,Ulrich Noethen,Martin Feifel,Nikolaus Paryla,Catrin Striebeckand 4 more
- Director
- Martin Weinhart
- Cinematography
- Klaus Eichhammer
- Music
- Thomas Osterhoff
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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