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The Blue Swords

December 30, 1949 99 min DE
✓ Released 27935 days ago
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About

The story of Johann Friedrich Böttger, an apothecary’s apprentice and alchemist’s assistant. Fleeing from the Prussian King, he goes to Saxony, where King Frederick August the Strong takes him to a fortress and demands that he create gold. Böttger is equipped with everything he would need for the task, but he has known for a while that actual gold production is a myth and instead experiments with porcelain—white porcelain, as the Chinese are said to possess. In 1709, he finally succeeds in surprising the King with the "white gold," the first white porcelain made in Europe, he hopes for freedom.

Movie Info

Status: Released
Director: Wolfgang Schleif
Runtime: 99 min

Top Cast

Hans Quest

Hans Quest

Johann Böttger

Ilse Steppat

Ilse Steppat

Frau von Tschirnhausen

Herbert Hübner

Herbert Hübner

Nehmitz

Albert Bessler

Albert Bessler

Finanzminister

Alexander Engel

Alexander Engel

Herr von Tschirnhausen

Willy A. Kleinau

Willy A. Kleinau

August der Starke

Marianne Prenzel

Katharina

Paul Wagner

König Friedrich I.

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