The Blue Swords

The Blue Swords

1949
1h 39min

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 Blue Swords

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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.
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.
Werner Pledath
Werner Pledath
Kreisamtmann von Wittenberg
Klaus Miedel
Laskari
Rolf Weih
Rolf Weih
Leutnant Menzel
Johannes Bergfeldt
Acting
Siegfried Dornbusch
Köhler
Hans Emons
Wildenstein
Hans Fiebrandt
Hans Fiebrandt
Gehilfe von Dünnbrot
Margarete Schön
Margarete Schön
Frau Zorn
Erik von Loewis
Erik von Loewis
Leutnant von Kittwitz
Harry Gillmann
Acting
Willy Kaiser-Heyl
Acting
Wolfgang Kühne
Acting
Franz Lichtenauer
Acting
Heinz Lingen
Acting
Alfred Maack
Alfred Maack
Acting
Peter Marx
Peter Marx
Acting
Otto Matthies
Acting
Willi Narloch
Acting
Edmund Pouch
Acting
Martin Rosen
Acting
Henning Schlüter
Henning Schlüter
Acting
Walter Schramm
Acting
Werner Segtrop
Acting
Otto Stoeckel
Acting
Robert Taube
Acting
Friedrich Teitge
Acting
Axel Triebel
Acting
Nico Turoff
Nico Turoff
Acting
Inge van der Straaten
Acting
Walter Weinacht
Acting
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