Adaptation of the Schiller play, about a Swiss rebel against the tyranny of Austria in the early 14th century..

Is it worth your time? If you like old-school historical epics and don't mind when a movie feels like it’s lecturing you, then sure, go for it. People who prefer their action scenes to actually contain, you know, action will probably hate it. It’s slow. Like, 'watch the grass grow' slow in some parts. The whole thing ...

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"Is it worth your time? If you like old-school historical epics and don't mind when a movie feels like it’s lecturing you, then sure, go for it. People who prefer their action scenes to actually contain, you know, action will probably hate it. It’s slow. Like, 'watch the grass grow' slow in some parts. The whole thing feels very stiff. It’s based on the Schiller play, and you can really tell. Everyone speaks like they’re reciting lines in a drafty theater hall rather than living in 14th-century ..."

Heinrich Schroth
Friedrich Schiller, Hanns Johst, Claude Allain, Wilhelm Stöppler, Max Maxudian, Heinz Paul, Hans Curjel
Switzerland


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