Friedrich Schiller (1923)

Original title

Friedrich Schiller - Eine Dichterjugend

Directed by

Curt Goetz

Genre

drama film, silent film, biographical film, historical film

Country

Weimar Republic

Runtime

1h 51m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This silent film follows the life of the 18th century German writer Friedrich Schiller. It shows events from his youth through his career as a playwright and poet.

old-fashionedstraightforwardsomberslow-pacedbiographicalnostalgicstatelyeducationalearnest

What happens

Friedrich Schiller is a 1923 German silent historical film directed by Curt Goetz and starring Theodor Loos, Hermann Vallentin, and Ilka Grüning. It is a biopic of the life of the eighteenth century writer Friedrich Schiller. In 2005 the film was restored with a slightly shorter running length. The film's sets were designed by the art director Julian Ballenstedt. Location shooting took place in Stuttgart. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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