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The Blue Swords

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.

Top 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

    Marianne Prenzel

    Katharina

  • Paul Wagner

    Paul Wagner

    König Friedrich I.

  • Werner Pledath

    Werner Pledath

    Kreisamtmann von Wittenberg

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.

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