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The King's Prisoner

A comedy loosely based on the life story of Johann Friedrich Böttger, the inventor of Meissen porcelain: In Berlin, the pharmacist Fritz Böttger gains a reputation for being able to make gold and is imprisoned on the orders of the Prussian king. Following in the footsteps of a young lady, he flees to Saxony, but is also imprisoned in Dresden and forced to make gold. Although he does not succeed in this, by chance he discovers how to make porcelain instead. Augustus the Strong appoints him baron and director of the royal porcelain manufactory.

Top Cast

  • Paul Kemp

    Paul Kemp

    Fritz Böttger

  • Adele Sandrock

    Adele Sandrock

    Tante Sophie

  • Hilde Hildebrand

    Hilde Hildebrand

    Fräulein von Mallwitz

  • Hubert von Meyerinck

    Hubert von Meyerinck

    Von Beichlingen

  • Max Gülstorff

    Max Gülstorff

    Schöller, Finanzsekretär

  • Hans Schlenck

    Hans Schlenck

    Leutnant von Paul

  • Michael Bohnen

    Michael Bohnen

    König August

  • Josef Eichheim

    Josef Eichheim

    Albert Florath

  • Susi Lanner

    Susi Lanner

    Sophie von Archenholtz

Overview

A comedy loosely based on the life story of Johann Friedrich Böttger, the inventor of Meissen porcelain: In Berlin, the pharmacist Fritz Böttger gains a reputation for being able to make gold and is imprisoned on the orders of the Prussian king. Following in the footsteps of a young lady, he flees to Saxony, but is also imprisoned in Dresden and forced to make gold. Although he does not succeed in this, by chance he discovers how to make porcelain instead. Augustus the Strong appoints him baron and director of the royal porcelain manufactory.

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