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
44 people
Hans Quest
Johann Böttger
Also in
Die Schlüssel
The Serpent's Egg
Ilse Steppat
Frau von Tschirnhausen
Known for
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Wolfgang Schleif
Alfred Böttcher
Hermann Ludwig
Herbert Hübner
Nehmitz
Also in
Diener lassen bitten
Zu viele Köche
Ernst W. Fiedler
Albert Bessler
Finanzminister
Known for
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
Walter Sieber
Alexander Engel
Herr von Tschirnhausen
Known for
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
Willy A. Kleinau
August der Starke
Known for
The Captain from Kopenick
Marianne Prenzel
Katharina
Also in
Saure Wochen - Frohe Feste
Girls Behind Bars
Wolfgang Schleif Director · Alfred Böttcher Writer Hermann Ludwig Editor
First release December 30, 1949 · Produced in XG · Original title Die blauen Schwerter
Production
DEFA
Production
XG
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Languages
Original title
Die blauen Schwerter
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · December 30, 1949
Theatrical · East Germany
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
January 1, 1951
Germany
August 24, 1950 · Theatrical · West Germany
Hungary
July 28, 1951 · Theatrical
Romania
February 11, 1952 · Theatrical
Russia
August 14, 1950
Russia
August 14, 1950 · Theatrical · Дубляж – к/ст им. Горького, 1950 г.
XC
September 14, 1951 · Theatrical
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