Friedrich Schiller - Eine Dichterjugend (1923)

Despite his wish to become a pastor, Friedrich Schiller is ordered to join a military school. There, he begins to write poetry...

Director:

Curt Goetz

Writers:

Curt Goetz (manuscript), Max Kaufmann (manuscript)

Stars:

Theodor Loos, Hermann Vallentin, Isabel Heermann

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Theodor Loos	...	Friedrich Schiller
Hermann Vallentin	...	Herzog Karl Eugen von Württemberg
Isabel Heermann	...	Gräfin Franziska von Hohenheim
Max Pategg	...	Johann Kaspar Schiller, Werbeoffizier
Ilka Grüning	...	Elisabeth Dorothea, seine Frau
Robert Leffler	...	Pastor Christoph Moser
Egmont Richter	...	Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart
Berta Monnard	...	Seine Frau
Heilo Böhlen	...	Ludwig, deren Sohn
Rudolf Klein-Rhoden	...	Der Amtmann von Blaubeuren
Hans Carl Mueller	...	Kapf, Freund Schillers (as Hans Karl Müller)
Erich Walter	...	Scharffenstein, Schillers Freund
Martin Gien	...	Petersen, Freund Schillers
Walter Kassing	...	Hoven, Freund Schillers
Kitty Aschenbach	...	Luise Bischerin, Hauptmannswitwe

Storyline

Despite his wish to become a pastor, Friedrich Schiller is ordered to join a military school. There, he begins to write poetry...

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Plot Keywords:

friedrich schiller | german culture | writer | german history | classical writer | 

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Genres:

Biography | Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

23 March 1923 (Germany)

Filming Locations:

Goldener Ochse, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

DEM 25,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Götz Film-Compagnie GmbH

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min 101 min (2005 restored)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Filmmuseum in Munich has reconstructed the original cut according to information provided by the script and a censorship card, dating 15 August 1929. However, 400m of film was missing. They have dyed the film in procedure usually used at the time (virage) and have had Joachim Bärenz write a new score.

User Reviews

Horse hair stuffed historical drama.

There was considerable interest in the prospect of seeing an unknown 1923 German film, staring Theodor Loos, the conspicuous character player in the Lang films - secretary Josephat in METROPOLIS, the doctor left standing at the traffic light in TESTAMENT OF MABUSE and co-star with Conrad Veidt in couple of intriguing German early sound films.

There is little hint of the imposing work the German cinema was doing around it in this piece, which follows the familiar pattern of placing the young writer in opposition to his tyrannical duke, after he sees the injustices meted out to conscripts and artists.

Not helped by a washed out DVD transfer, which made it hard to tell who was who, this tedious production drags along, played largely in full length shots of characters in wigs and cocked hats. Loos makes little impression in the lead. It's nice to see Ilka Grunning in a minor part.