Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius

Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius (Friedrich Schiller – Der Triumph eines Genies) is a 1940 German film, based on the novel Passion by Norbert Jacques. The film focuses on the early career of the German poet Friedrich Schiller.

The film was released in Italy under the title I masnadieri. It was also released in Sweden and Denmark.

Cast

 * Horst Caspar: Friedrich Schiller
 * Hannelore Schroth: Laura Rieger
 * Heinrich George: Duke Charles Eugene
 * Lil Dagover: Countess Franziska von Hohenheim
 * Eugen Klöpfer: Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart
 * Paul Dahlke: Sergeant Riess
 * Paul Henckels: Hofmarschall von Silberkalb
 * Herbert Hübner: General Rieger
 * Dagny Servaes: Frau Rieger
 * Hildegard Grethe: Elizabeth Schiller, Schillers Mutter
 * Friedrich Kayßler: Johannes Kaspar Schiller, Schillers Vater
 * Walter Franck: Fremder
 * Hans Quest: Eleve Hoven
 * Hans Nielsen: Georg Friedrich Scharffenstein
 * Fritz Genschow: Eleve Karpff
 * Franz Nicklisch: Eleve Petersen
 * Ernst Schröder: Eleve Zumsteg
 * Wolfgang Lukschy: Eleve Boigeol
 * Just Scheu: Hauptmann der Militärakademie
 * Günther Hadank: General Augé
 * Hans Leibelt: Prof. Abel
 * Ferdinand Terpe: Grand Duke's Court Chamberlain
 * Heinz Welzel: Andreas Streicher
 * Bernhard Minetti: Franz Moor
 * Albert Florath: Pastor Moser
 * Loriot: Page am Hof des Herzogs
 * Edmund Lorenz: Schorsch Rieß