The Blue Swords

The Blue Swords 1949 Directed by Wolfgang Schleif Die blauen Schwerter

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.

Country Germany

Production Countries East Germany , Germany

Language German

Spoken Language German

Gneres Drama , History

Production Company DEFA

Release Date 30 December 1949

99 mins