The Blue Swords (Die blauen Schwerter) 74 years old

The Blue Swords

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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The Blue Swords Cast

Name Character
Herbert Hübner He was 60, 82 years old when he died as Nehmitz
Hans Fiebrandt He was 44, 95 years old when he died as Gehilfe von Dünnbrot
Ilse Steppat She was 32, 52 years old when she died as Frau von Tschirnhausen
Hans Quest He was 34, 81 years old when he died as Johann Böttger
Willy A. Kleinau He was 42, 49 years old when he died as August der Starke
Erik von Loewis He was 45, 82 years old when he died as Leutnant von Kittwitz
Albert Bessler He was 44, 70 years old when he died as Finanzminister
Margarete Schön She was 54, 90 years old when she died as Frau Zorn
Werner Pledath He was 51, 67 years old when he died as Kreisamtmann von Wittenberg
Alexander Engel He was 47, 66 years old when he died as Herr von Tschirnhausen

The Blue Swords Crew

Name Department
Hermann Ludwig as Editor. Editing
Wolfgang Schleif as Director. He was 37 (72) years old when He died Directing
The Blue Swords poster
The Blue Swords (74 years)

  • Release day: Friday, December 30, 1949
  • Runtime: 99 minutes