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
Heinrich George
Lil Dagover
Eugen Klöpfer
Paul Henckels
Friedrich Kayssler
Hannelore Schroth
Paul Dahlke
Herbert Hübner
Hans Nielsen
Ernst Schröder
Wolfgang Lukschy
Hans Leibelt
Bernhard Minetti
Albert Florath
Vicco von Bülow
Hans Quest
Dagny Servaes
Frithjof Rüde
Fritz Genschow
Franz Nicklisch
Heinz Welzel
Hildegard Grethe
Walter Franck
Lothar Körner
Günther Hadank