The King's PrisonerMovie
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.
About The King's Prisoner
The King's Prisoner is a 1935 comedy movie directed by Carl Boese.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 47m, production credits from Germany, an original language code of DE.
The credited cast includes Paul Kemp, Adele Sandrock, Hilde Hildebrand, Hubert von Meyerinck. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
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