Released:
1949-12-30

Overview:
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.

Director:
Wolfgang Schleif

Runtime:
1h 39min

Genre:
Drama, History

• Cast:
• 
  Hans Quest
  as
  Johann Böttger
• 
  Ilse Steppat
  as
  Frau von Tschirnhausen
• 
  Herbert Hübner
  as
  Nehmitz
• 
  Albert Bessler
  as
  Finanzminister
• 
  Alexander Engel
  as
  Herr von Tschirnhausen