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.
as Friedrich Schiller
as Herzog Karl Eugen
as Gräfin Franziska von Hohenheim
as Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart
as Hofmarschall von Silberkalb
as Vater Schiller
as Laura Rieger
as Sergeant Riess
as General Rieger
as Eleve Scharffenstein
as Eleve Zumsteg
as Eleve Boigeol
as Prof. Abel
as Franz Moor
as Pastor Moser
as Page at the Court of Duke Karl Eugen
as Student Hoven
as Frau Rieger
as Grand Duke's Court Chamberlain
