The Blue Swords (1949)
December 30, 1949Release Date
The Blue Swords (1949)
December 30, 1949Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Hans Quest
Johann Böttger
Ilse Steppat
Frau von Tschirnhausen
Albert Bessler
Finanzminister
Alexander Engel
Herr von Tschirnhausen
Alexander Engel
Herr von Tschirnhausen
Herbert Hübner
Nehmitz
Willy A. Kleinau
August der Starke
Wolfgang Schleif
Director
Marianne Prenzel
Katharina
Alfred Böttcher
Writer
Walter Sieber
Composer
Paul Wagner
König Friedrich I.
Werner Pledath
Kreisamtmann von Wittenberg
Ernst W. Fiedler
Cinematographer
Hermann Ludwig
Editor
Klaus Miedel
Laskari
Rolf Weih
Leutnant Menzel
Karl Schneider
ProductionDesigner
Siegfried Dornbusch
Köhler
Hans Emons
Wildenstein
Hans Fiebrandt
Gehilfe von Dünnbrot
Margarete Schön
Frau Zorn
Erik von Loewis
Leutnant von Kittwitz
Harry Gillmann
Willy Kaiser-Heyl
Walter Schramm
Werner Segtrop
Otto Stoeckel
Robert Taube
Heinz Lingen
Henning Schlüter
Martin Rosen
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 30, 1949
Original NameDie blauen Schwerter
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 39m
Genres
Wiki.
The Blue Swords (German: Die blauen Schwerter) is a 1949 East German historical drama film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Hans Quest, Ilse Steppat and Alexander Engel. It sold more than 3,299,432 tickets. The film portrays the life of Johann Friedrich Böttger, an alchemist of the early eighteenth century who was held prisoner by the Elector of Saxony in order to discover the secret of gold production. Failing to accomplish this, which he knows to be impossible, he instead works to develop porcelain. The title refers to the symbol of Meissen, a pair of crossed swords. His story had previously been turned into a 1935 film The King's Prisoner, released during the Nazi era.
The sets were designed by the art directors Karl Schneider and Erich Zander. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in East Berlin.