
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.

Matthias Schweighöfer
Friedrich Schiller

Teresa Weißbach
Katharina Baumann

Robert Dölle
August Wilhelm Iffland

Jürgen Tarrach
Wolfgang von Dalberg

Christian Näthe
Andreas Streicher

Barbara Auer
Caroline Wiethoeft

Ulrich Noethen
Buchhändler Schwan

Martin Feifel
Beck

Nikolaus Paryla
Tänzer

Catrin Striebeck
Frau Toscani

Florian Stetter
Scharffenstein

Michael Hanemann
Caspar Schiller

Dolls
Dolls

Brother of Sleep
Brother of Sleep

Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge!

No Reservations
No Reservations

Mostly Martha
Mostly Martha

Lady Chatterley
Lady Chatterley

Für den unbekannten Hund
Für den unbekannten Hund

Ice Princess
Ice Princess

The Night of the Iguana
The Night of the Iguana

All You've Got
All You've Got

Inventing the Abbotts
Inventing the Abbotts

It's All About Love
It's All About Love