The Blue Swords (1949)
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 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.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Wolfgang Schleif | Director |
| Alfred Böttcher | Writer |
| Walter Sieber | Composer |
| E.W. Fiedler | Cinematographer |
| Hermann Ludwig | Editor |
| Karl Schneider | Production Designer |
| Erich Zander | Production Designer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Hans Quest | |
| Ilse Steppat | |
| Alexander Engel | |
| Herbert Hübner |
