The King's Prisoner

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 12, 1935

Original language

German

Countries

Germany

Production

Bavaria Film

Cast

Hilde Hildebrand,Fritz Odemar,Kurt Holm,Oskar Marion,Jola Jobst,Michael Bohnen,Max Weydner,Ernst Dumcke,Max Gülstorff,Willy Rösnerand 18 more

Director

Carl Boese

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0026401