The Blue Swords

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.

Main Cast

Hans Quest

Johann Böttger

Age : 81 | Popularity : 3%

Ilse Steppat

Frau von Tschirnhausen

Age : 52 | Popularity : 8%

Herbert Hübner

Nehmitz

Age : 82 | Popularity : 11%

Albert Bessler

Finanzminister

Age : 70 | Popularity : 3%

Alexander Engel

Herr von Tschirnhausen

Age : 66 | Popularity : 3%

Willy A. Kleinau

August der Starke

Age : 49 | Popularity : 3%

Marianne Prenzel

Katharina

Age : 98 | Popularity : 3%

Paul Wagner

König Friedrich I.

Age : 70 | Popularity : 7%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Editing	Editor	Hermann Ludwig
Directing	Director	Wolfgang Schleif
Crew	Cinematography	Ernst W. Fiedler
Sound	Music	Walter Sieber
Writing	Writer	Alfred Böttcher
Department	Role	Name

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