The Brigands
Released: November 13, 1940Runtime: 102 minLanguage: DE
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.
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Heinrich George
as Herzog Karl Eugen von Württemberg
Lil Dagover
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Horst Caspar
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Friedrich Kay Ler
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Eugen Klopfer
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Herbert Hubner
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Dagny Servaes
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Hannelore Schroth
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Fritz Genschow
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Hans Quest
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