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.
Horst Caspar
as Friedrich Schiller
Heinrich George
as Herzog Karl Eugen
Lil Dagover
as Gräfin Franziska von Hohenheim
Eugen Klöpfer
as Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart
Paul Henckels
as Hofmarschall von Silberkalb
Friedrich Kayssler
as Vater Schiller
Hannelore Schroth
as Laura Rieger
Paul Dahlke
as Sergeant Riess
Herbert Hübner
as General Rieger
Hans Nielsen
as Eleve Scharffenstein
Ernst Schröder
as Eleve Zumsteg
Wolfgang Lukschy
as Eleve Boigeol
