---
title: 'Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius (1940)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Herbert Maisch'
released: '1940-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 102
genres:
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/friedrich-schiller-the-triumph-of-a-genius-1940'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032494/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius (1940)

1940 · 102 min · History · Germany

Original title: Friedrich Schiller – Der Triumph eines Genies

## Synopsis

Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Herbert Maisch](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-maisch)
- **Screenplay:** [Lotte Neumann](https://cinepixo.com/people/lotte-neumann), [Walter Wassermann](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-wassermann)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Herbert Windt](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-windt)
- **Producer:** [Fritz Klotzsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-klotzsch)
- **Director of Photography:** [Fritz Arno Wagner](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-arno-wagner)
- **Editor:** [Hans Heinrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-heinrich)

## Cast

- [Hannelore Schroth](https://cinepixo.com/people/hannelore-schroth)
- [Dagny Servaes](https://cinepixo.com/people/dagny-servaes)
- [Herbert Hübner](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-hubner)
- [Loriot](https://cinepixo.com/people/loriot)
- [Frithjof Rüde](https://cinepixo.com/people/frithjof-rude)
- [Albert Florath](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-florath)
- [Horst Caspar](https://cinepixo.com/people/horst-caspar)
- [Heinrich George](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinrich-george)
- [Heinz Welzel](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-welzel)
- [Just Scheu](https://cinepixo.com/people/just-scheu)
- [Hans Nielsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-nielsen)
- [Paul Dahlke](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-dahlke)
- [Franz Nicklisch](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-nicklisch)
- [Friedrich Kayssler](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedrich-kayssler)
- [Günther Hadank](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunther-hadank)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/friedrich-schiller-the-triumph-of-a-genius-1940
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