The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection (2021)
52m
Running Time
November 13, 2021Release Date
The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection (2021)
52m
Running Time
November 13, 2021Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Peter Weiß
Self - Narrator (voice)
Virginie Spenlé
Self - Art Historian
Fynn Siemoneit
Producer
Dirk Syndram
Self - Art Historian
Thomas Beckmann
Cinematographer
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) / Graphic Designer
Roland Heinze
Giovanni Bianconi (uncredited)
Sidney Passkönig
Potential Buyer (uncredited)
Jesus Pena Lopez
Jeweler (uncredited)
Peter Riegel
Sound Mixer
Nadine Tschöpe
Makeup Artist
Igor Mariniuk
Animation
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 13, 2021
Original NameDas Gold der Sachsen – Wie Agenten die Schatzkammer des Königs füllten
StatusReleased
Running Time52m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
docudrama
art collector
18th century
treasure hunter
baroque
art history
renaissance painting
diamond theft
dresden
royal court
absolutism
money misappropriation
art collection