The King's Prisoner

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The King's Prisoner — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • August 12, 1935
  • Runtime
  • 107 min
  • Genres
  • Comedy
  • Director
  • Carl Boese

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The King's Prisoner — Cast

Paul Kemp photo Paul Kemp Fritz Böttger Adele Sandrock photo Adele Sandrock Tante Sophie Hilde Hildebrand photo Hilde Hildebrand Fräulein von Mallwitz Hubert von Meyerinck photo Hubert von Meyerinck Von Beichlingen Max Gülstorff photo Max Gülstorff Schöller, Finanzsekretär Hans Schlenck Leutnant von Paul Michael Bohnen König August Josef Eichheim photo Josef Eichheim Albert Florath

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