The Blue Swords (1949)
Die blauen Schwerter
Overview
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.
What is The Blue Swords about?
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 is a Drama, History movie, released on 1949-12-30, runtime 99 minutes.
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Directed by
Wolfgang Schleif
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
- Rolf Weih as Leutnant Menzel
- Johannes Bergfeldt
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