The Blue Swords 1949
6.8 / 10
The Blue Swords
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.
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.
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... Johann Böttger
... Frau von Tschirnhausen
... Nehmitz
... Finanzminister
... Herr von Tschirnhausen
... August der Starke
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Release Date:
Dec 30, 1949 (Germany)
Run Time:
1hr 39`
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Original Language:
German
Production Countries:
Germany
Status:
Released
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... Director
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... Johann Böttger
... Frau von Tschirnhausen
... Nehmitz
... Finanzminister
... Herr von Tschirnhausen
... August der Starke
... Katharina
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Paul Wagner... König Friedrich I.
... Kreisamtmann von Wittenberg
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Klaus Miedel... Laskari
... Leutnant Menzel
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... Köhler
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Hans Emons... Wildenstein
... Gehilfe von Dünnbrot
... Frau Zorn
... Leutnant von Kittwitz
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