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.

Country:

East Germany,

Germany

Genre:

Drama,

History

Duration:

99 minutes

Year:

1949

Director:

Wolfgang Schleif

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Company:

DEFA

Cast:

Johann Böttger

Frau von Tschirnhausen

Nehmitz

Finanzminister

Herr von Tschirnhausen

Crew:

Director

Music

Writer

Cinematography

Editor