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Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller [ˈjoːhan ˈkʁɪstɔf ˈfʁiːdʁɪç fɔn ˈʃɪlɐ] (10 November 1759 – 9 May 1805) was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright. During the last seventeen years of his life (1788–1805), Schiller struck up a productive, if complicated, friendship with already famous and influential Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. They frequently discussed issues concerning aesthetics, and Schiller encouraged Goethe to finish works he left as sketches. This relationship and these discussions led to a period now referred to as Weimar Classicism. They also worked together on Xenien, a collection of short satirical poems in which both Schiller and Goethe challenge opponents to their philosophical vision.
Friedrich Schiller was born on 10 November 1759, in Marbach, Württemberg as the only son of military doctor Johann Kaspar Schiller (1733–96), and Elisabeth Dorothea Kodweiß (1732–1802). They also had five daughters. His father was away in the Seven Years' War when Friedrich was born. He was named after king Frederick the Great, but he was called Fritz by nearly everyone. Kaspar Schiller was rarely home during the war, but he did manage to visit the family once in a while. His wife and children also visited him occasionally wherever he happened to be stationed. When the war ended in 1763, Schiller's father became a recruiting officer and was stationed in Schwäbisch Gmünd. The family moved with him. Due to the high cost of living—especially the rent—the family moved to nearby Lorch.
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Genres: Drama,Actors: Charly Hübner (actor), Christian Tramitz (actor), Udo Kier (actor), Mike Krüger (producer), Max Rüdlinger (actor), Michael Kessler (actor), Andreas Windhuis (actor), Michael Ostrowski (actor), Herbert Leiser (actor), Ernst Konarek (actor), Axel Stein (actor), Heike Manzke (miscellaneous crew), Mike Schaerer (editor), Daniel Rohr (actor), Kristina Walter (actress),
Plot: William Tell, the number one "Swiss" hero is about to rock the screens. In reality, he's an Austrian dreaming of the Swiss passport. When noblemen send him on a mission to free the country from the invidious Habsburgs a once-only chance opens to him... Writer Jürgen Ladenburger tells the world famous legend from a different angle. Very much in the likes of Manitou's Shoe and Mel Brooks' films.
Keywords: austrian, border-crossing, castle, comedian, cook, eskimo-indian, family-relationships, father-daughter-relationship, feast, fiancé-fiancée-relationshipActors: Ralph Kretschmar (actor), Florian Miosge (editor), Dirk Hendler (writer), Dirk Hendler (director), Stefan Schwarz (writer),
Genres: Short,Actors: Bettina Ricklefs (producer), Jürgen Tarrach (actor), Carola Regnier (actress), Uschi Reich (producer), Andreas Schreitmüller (producer), Martin Feifel (actor), Barbara Auer (actress), Matthias Schweighöfer (actor), Nikolaus Paryla (actor), Ulrich Noethen (actor), Michael Hanemann (actor), Michael Hild (producer), Ursula Welter (costume designer), Catrin Striebeck (actress), Christian Näthe (actor),
Plot: Friedrich Schiller, a regimental physician in a small German principality, dreams of fame and success like his great example Goethe. The prince forbids his moonlighting, so he he fleas to the palatine electorate. In its capital Mannheim, Schiller falls in love with an actress and hopes to be appointed author in residence, after his first drama harvests acclaim. But his artistic aspirations make his next play fail, unlike the comedies of his dashing colleague and 'friendly' rival, actor August Wilhelm Iffland. Court intrigues may decide the post.
Keywords: 1700s, classical-writer, cultural-history, female-nudity, german-culture, german-history, germany, theater, writerActors: Robert Trösch (director), Siegfried Seibt (actor), Peter Zintner (actor), Ilona Grandke (actress), Helga Sasse (actress), Thomas Kästner (actor), Horst Ulrich Wendler (writer),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Lotte Ledl (actress), Heinz Reincke (actor), Otto Retzer (actor), Raoul Retzer (actor), Karl Spiehs (actor), Hans Terofal (actor), Gerhard Heinz (composer), Erich Tomek (writer), Franz Josef Gottlieb (director), Ernst H. Hilbich (actor), Hans Kraus (actor), Gunther Philipp (actor), Doris Kirchner (actress), Rudi Carrell (actor), Hans Waldherr (actor),
Plot: Rudi is trying to sell his latest invention, a robot. He gets turned down and in leaving, he takes a case belonging to a doll salesman. Then he discovers that he had the winning lottery ticket in the case. But everyone ends up at the same lakeside hotel, and the plot descends into general confusion.
Keywords: crude-humor, headache, lakeside, mix-up, slapstickActors: Camilla Spira (actress), Otto Meissner (producer), Nora Minor (actress), Maria Sebaldt (actress), Martha Dübber (editor), Heinz Erhardt (actor), Erich Engels (director), Robert Meyn (actor), Willy Millowitsch (actor), Irms Pauli (costume designer), Franz Schafheitlin (actor), Erik Schumann (actor), Wolf Neumeister (writer), Erich Engels (writer), Corny Collins (actress),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Franz Nicklisch (actor), Bernhard Minetti (actor), Wolfgang Lukschy (actor), Paul Dahlke (actor), Hans Leibelt (actor), Eugen Klöpfer (actor), Albert Florath (actor), Herbert Hübner (actor), Fritz Genschow (actor), Heinrich George (actor), Eduard Bornträger (actor), Friedrich Kayßler (actor), Paul Henckels (actor), Friedrich Ettel (actor), Hans Nielsen (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Curt Goetz (producer), Paul Bildt (actor), Wilhelm Diegelmann (actor), Curt Goetz (director), Rudolf Klein-Rhoden (actor), Robert Leffler (actor), Ernst Legal (actor), Theodor Loos (actor), Philipp Manning (actor), Curt Goetz (writer), Hermann Vallentin (actor), Josefine Dora (actress), Ilka Grüning (actress), Erich Walter (actor), Leopold Verch (costume designer),
Genres: Biography, Comedy, Drama,