The Blue Swords

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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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Cast

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Hans Quest actor

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Ilse Steppat actor Herbert Hübner actor

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Albert Bessler actor

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Alexander Engel actor

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Willy A. Kleinau actor

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Marianne Prenzel actor

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Paul Wagner actor

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Werner Pledath actor

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Klaus Miedel actor

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Rolf Weih actor

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Johannes Bergfeldt actor

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Siegfried Dornbusch actor

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Hans Emons actor

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Hans Fiebrandt actor

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Margarete Schön actor

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Erik von Loewis actor

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Harry Gillmann actor

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Willy Kaiser-Heyl actor

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Wolfgang Kühne actor