The Blue Swords (1949)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1949-12-30
Runtime: 99 minutes
Director: Wolfgang Schleif
Top Cast
- Hans Quest as Johann Böttger
- Ilse Steppat as Frau von Tschirnhausen
- Herbert Hübner as Nehmitz
- Albert Bessler as Finanzminister
- Alexander Engel as Herr von Tschirnhausen
- Willy A. Kleinau as August der Starke
- Marianne Prenzel as Katharina
- Paul Wagner as König Friedrich I.
- Werner Pledath as Kreisamtmann von Wittenberg
- Klaus Miedel as Laskari
Soundtrack
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