The King's Prisoner

The King's Prisoner

Movie 1935-08-12 1h 47m Comedy
★ 8.0 / 10 · 1 votes

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.

Status
Released
Released
1935-08-12
Runtime
1h 47m
Studio
Country
Germany
Language
German
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