The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection

Synopsis

Year 1763, the Seven Years' War is about to end. August III, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, has died, leaving empty the royal treasury and an extraordinary collection of paintings, sculptures, jewelry and goldsmith masterpieces, which he considered a symbol of his greatness, and that of Dresden, one of the European capitals of Baroque art.

Main Cast

Peter Weiß

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Virginie Spenlé

Self - Art Historian

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Dirk Syndram

Self - Art Historian

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Alexander Röstel

Self - Museum Curator

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Massimo Baucia

Self - Librarian

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Sebastian Herrmann

Carl Heinrich von Heineken (uncredited)

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Robert Herrmanns

Von Heineken's Secretary (uncredited)

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Artourette

Von Heineken's Painter (uncredited)

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Thomas Beckmann
	Assistant Camera	Miles Plahuta
Sound	Sound Mixer	Peter Riegel
	Sound	Miles Plahuta Falko Hackebeil
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Nadine Tschöpe
	Costume Designer	Ella Späte
Visual Effects	Animation	Igor Mariniuk
Production	Producer	Volker Schmidt-Sondermann Fynn Siemoneit
	Production Manager	Evelyn Wenzel Katja Aischmann
Crew	Commissioning Editor	Ulrich Brochhagen Anaïs Roth
Editing	Editor	Sebastian Scholz
Directing	Director	Andrea Oster
Writing	Writer	Andrea Oster
Art	Graphic Designer	Artourette
Lighting	Gaffer	Ralf Heiner Heinke
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