Curt Goetz behandelt in seinem an Originalschauplätzen in Stuttgart gedrehten Regiedebüt auf humoristische Weise die Jugendzeit Schillers: Der junge Militärarzt schreibt heimlich sein Drama "Die Räuber" und nimmt 1782 unerlaubt an der Uraufführung in Mannheim teil, die ein großer Erfolg wird. Schließlich flieht Schiller mit seinem Freund, dem Musiker Andreas Streicher, aus der Garnison.

Curt Goetz’ humorous version of Schiller’s youth, filmed on location in Stuttgart:  The young, military doctor secretly write his drama “The Robbers” and attends the successful premiere of the play in Mannheim in 1782 without obtaining leave.  Finally, Schiller flees with his friend, the musician Andreas Streicher, from the garrison.

DVD-R IS A SILENT FILM WORK WITH MUSICAL BACKGROUND.

GERMAN INTERTITLES AND SWITCHABLE ENGLISH SUBTILES.

QUALITY: 

·        Sharpness of picture?  - Excellent, DVD quality work  (any imperfections are due to the print, not to the transfer process)

LENGTH OF FEATURE FILM:  101 mins.

PLEASE NOTE THAT SWITCHABLE (SOFT) SUBTITLES WILL NOT SHOW UP WHEN VIEWING THE SAMPLE BELOW.  IF YOU SEE SUBTITLES, THEN THEY ARE HARD-ENCODED (meaning, they cannot be turned off when viewing the film):