Friedrich Schiller - Eine Dichterjugend - 1923

In his film version, Curt Goetz shifts the focus away from the poetic output towards the young Friedrich Schiller himself: on the misery of his soul whilst a pupil of the ducal military academy, his opposition to the strict physical drill and the narrow intellectual confines of the "Karlsschule", his juvenile passion for the works of Shakespeare, Klopstock and Lessing, his anger at unjust authorities, his devotion to women, and finally his inability to cope with financial matters

111min
1923
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.9/10

Cast

Theodor Loos profile pictureTheodor LoosFriedrich Schiller
Hermann Vallentin profile pictureHermann VallentinHerzog Karl Eugen von Württemberg
Ilka Grüning profile pictureIlka GrüningElisabeth Dorothea, seine Frau

About Friedrich Schiller - Eine Dichterjugend

Friedrich Schiller - Eine Dichterjugend Overview

In his film version, Curt Goetz shifts the focus away from the poetic output towards the young Friedrich Schiller himself: on the misery of his soul whilst a pupil of the ducal military academy, his opposition to the strict physical drill and the narrow intellectual confines of the "Karlsschule", his juvenile passion for the works of Shakespeare, Klopstock and Lessing, his anger at unjust authorities, his devotion to women, and finally his inability to cope with financial matters

Runtime: 111min

Extra details

Original Title: Friedrich Schiller - Eine Dichterjugend
Original Language: German
Directed By: Curt Goetz
Production Companies
Götz Film-Compagnie GmbH