The Blue Swords

Name: The Blue Swords
Released: 1949-12-30
Rating: 7

7.0/10 (1)

·1949· 99 min

Director: Wolfgang Schleif

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.

Cast

Hans Quest

Johann Böttger

Ilse Steppat

Frau von Tschirnhausen

Herbert Hübner

Nehmitz

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Albert Bessler

Finanzminister

Alexander Engel

Herr von Tschirnhausen

Willy A. Kleinau

August der Starke

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Marianne Prenzel

Katharina

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Paul Wagner

König Friedrich I.

Werner Pledath

Kreisamtmann von Wittenberg

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Klaus Miedel

Laskari

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Rolf Weih

Leutnant Menzel

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Johannes Bergfeldt

In brief

The Blue Swords (1949) is a drama, history film. With an average rating of 7.0/10 from 1 votes, it's a solidly rated pick. The film runs 1h 39min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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The Blue Swords runs 99 minutes (1h 39min).

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The Blue Swords has an average rating of 7.0/10 based on 1 viewer votes on TMDB.

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The Blue Swords was released in 1949.