The King's Prisoner
A comedy loosely based on the life story of Johann Friedrich Böttger, the inventor of Meissen porcelain: In Berlin, the pharmacist Fritz Böttger gains a reputation for being able to make gold and is imprisoned on the orders of the Prussian king. Following in the footsteps of a young lady, he flees to Saxony, but is also imprisoned in Dresden and forced to make gold. Although he does not succeed in this, by chance he discovers how to make porcelain instead. Augustus the Strong appoints him baron and director of the royal porcelain manufactory.
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Paul Kemp
Fritz Böttger
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The 3 Penny Opera
Adele Sandrock
Tante Sophie
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Marizza
Carl Boese
George Hurdalek
Hilde Hildebrand
Fräulein von Mallwitz
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Port of Freedom
Victor and Victoria
Hubert von Meyerinck
Von Beichlingen
Known for
One, Two, Three
Münchhausen
Max Gülstorff
Schöller, Finanzsekretär
Known for
The Punch Bowl
Albert Florath
Von Archenholtz
Known for
The Punch Bowl
Hans Schlenck
Leutnant von Paul
Also in
For the Rights of Man
Heideschulmeister Uwe Karsten
Michael Bohnen
König August
Known for
Münchhausen
Josef Eichheim
Albert Florath
Also in
The False Bride
Meiseken
Susi Lanner
Sophie von Archenholtz
Also in
Der kühne Schwimmer
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Carl Boese Director
First release August 12, 1935 · Produced in Germany · Original title Der Gefangene des Königs
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Bavaria Film
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Germany
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Original title
Der Gefangene des Königs
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · August 12, 1935
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No release date listed for United States.
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