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The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection 2021 Directed by Andrea Oster Das Gold der Sachsen – Wie Agenten die Schatzkammer des Königs füllten

Year 1763, the Seven Years' War is about to end. August III, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, has died, leaving empty the royal treasury and an extraordinary collection of paintings, sculptures, jewelry and goldsmith masterpieces, which he considered a symbol of his greatness, and that of Dresden, one of the European capitals of Baroque art.

Country Germany
Production Country Germany
Language German
Spoken Languages German , Italian
Production Companies ARTE , MDR , TELLUX-Film
Release Date 13 November 2021
52 mins
Cast
Peter Weiß Self - Narrator (voice)
Virginie Spenlé Self - Art Historian
Dirk Syndram Self - Art Historian
Alexander Röstel Self - Museum Curator
Massimo Baucia Self - Librarian
Sebastian Herrmann Carl Heinrich von Heineken (uncredited)
Robert Herrmanns Von Heineken's Secretary (uncredited)
Artourette Von Heineken's Painter (uncredited)
Roland Heinze Giovanni Bianconi (uncredited)
Sidney Passkönig Potential Buyer (uncredited)
Jesus Pena Lopez Jeweler (uncredited)