В этом фильме изображена жизнь великого немецкого драматурга, философа и поэта Фридриха Шиллера. В фильме рассказывается, среди прочего, о сложном периоде, который Шиллер пережил во время пребывания в военной академии, и о том, как этот период вдохновил его в последующей работе.
Bohemia in the 19th century, stage-coach driver Hans, loves the mayor's daughter Marie, but she is promised Wenzel, the son of another wealthy farmer. Marie refuses to marry Wenzel because of Hans, but the marriage arranger tries to "buy" Marie from Hans. But when Wenzel tells Hans, that he doesn't want to marry Marie, either, because he loves circus director Brummel's daughter, Hans decides to accept the offer of money for not interferring in the relations of Hans and Marie. But when Marie hears about this, she doesn't want to see Hans again.
Beby
Notorious jewel thief Roger "Tiger" Brown sneaks into the trust of diamond dealer Thomas Morland. Not only does Morland's jewels appeal to him, but also his fiancée, Lady Edith Trent. But when Morland acquires the largest diamond in the world in Amsterdam, Brown decides against Edith and for the diamond, takes it and runs away.
Based on a Victor Blüthgen's novel, the story tells the tragedy of Gendarm Möbius and his only daughter Stina. Having an affair with Lohmann, Stina gets pregnant. She secretly goes to the city to have her baby. But it is born dead. She comes back home. [The film starts from here.] She finds that her lover Lohmann got engaged and the wedding will be celebrated the next evening. Getting mad, Stina sets fire to Lohmann's house in his wedding night. She is caught by her own father Gendarm Möbius: on account of the family honor, they choose their own death.
Count von Schwarzenberg - Margit's father
Prague, Bohemia, 1820. Balduin, a penniless student, falls in love with Countess Margit, a wealthy noblewoman whom he has saved from drowning.
