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  • The Blue Swords (1949)
  • 99 min | Drama
The Blue Swords (1949)
99 min | Drama

A biography of Johann Friedrich Böttger, who in 1709 invented the first white porcelain in Europe. The apprentice apothecary and assistant to a "gold producer" fled from the Prussian King - into Saxony. But there he finds King Frederick ...See moreA biography of Johann Friedrich Böttger, who in 1709 invented the first white porcelain in Europe. The apprentice apothecary and assistant to a "gold producer" fled from the Prussian King - into Saxony. But there he finds King Frederick August the Strong after him: the young man is told to produce gold for the king, and is thus brought to a fortress and equipped with everything he would need for the task. Naturally, Böttger has known for a while that actual gold production is a myth and instead experiments with porcelain; it should be as white as it is in China, he figures. Once he finally succeeds in surprising the King with the "white gold," he vainly hopes for freedom... a tragic error. Written by DEFA Film Library See less
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E.W. Fiedler (as E. Wilhelm Fiedler)
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Dec 30, 1949 (East Germany)

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62 cast members
Name Known for
Hans Quest
Johann Böttger Johann Böttger   See fewer
Ilse Steppat
Frau von Tschirnhausen Frau von Tschirnhausen   See fewer
Alexander Engel
Herr von Tschirnhausen Herr von Tschirnhausen   See fewer
Herbert Hübner
Nehmitz Nehmitz   See fewer
Willy A. Kleinau
August der Starke August der Starke   See fewer
Marianne Prenzel
Katharina Katharina   See fewer
Paul Wagner
König Friedrich I. König Friedrich I.   See fewer
Werner Pledath
Kreisamtmann von Wittenberg Kreisamtmann von Wittenberg   See fewer
Klaus Miedel
Laskari Laskari   See fewer
Rolf Weih
Leutnant Menzel Leutnant Menzel   See fewer
Albert Bessler
Finanzminister Finanzminister   See fewer
Hans Emons
Wildenstein Wildenstein   See fewer
Hans Fiebrandt
Gehilfe von Dünnbrot Gehilfe von Dünnbrot   See fewer
Hannes Fischer
Student in Wittenberg Student in Wittenberg   See fewer
Aite Folli
Kleiner Mohr Kleiner Mohr   See fewer
Harry Gillmann
Hauknecht im "König von Portugal" Hauknecht im "König von Portugal"   See fewer
Sonja Hartke
Maitresse Maitresse   See fewer
Wolfgang Kühne
Dr. Bartolomäi Dr. Bartolomäi   See fewer
Franz Lichtenauer
Herbergswirt Herbergswirt   See fewer
Heinz Lingen
Baumeister des Königs Baumeister des Königs   See fewer
Gustav Lücke
Kavalier am Dresdener Hof Kavalier am Dresdener Hof   See fewer
Alfred Maack
Wirt "König von Portugal" Wirt "König von Portugal"   See fewer
Peter Marx
Spion Dünnbrot Spion Dünnbrot   See fewer
Otto Matthies
Provisor der Apotheke Provisor der Apotheke   See fewer
Irene Medding
Actress Actress   See fewer
Hans Meng
Actor Actor   See fewer
Max Paetz
Actor Actor   See fewer
Martin Rosen
Apotheker Zorn Apotheker Zorn   See fewer
Anna Sablotzki
Actress Actress   See fewer
Henning Schlüter
Apothekerlehrling Apothekerlehrling   See fewer
Alexander Schäffer
Fürst von Fürstenberg Fürst von Fürstenberg   See fewer
Margarete Schön
Frau Zorn Frau Zorn   See fewer
Werner Segtrop
Kommandant der Bastei Kommandant der Bastei   See fewer
Otto Stoeckel
Graf Wartenberg Graf Wartenberg   See fewer
Robert Taube
Bergrat Kunkel Bergrat Kunkel   See fewer
Friedrich Teitge
Diener von Laskari Diener von Laskari   See fewer
Axel Triebel
Oberst Klesch Oberst Klesch   See fewer
Inge van der Straaten
Bedienerin bei Zorn Bedienerin bei Zorn   See fewer
Erik von Loewis
Leutnant von Kittwitz Leutnant von Kittwitz   See fewer
Walter Weinacht
Schubert Schubert   See fewer
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