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The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection
The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection

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The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection

Country

Germany

Language

German

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The Story

Original title: Das Gold der Sachsen – Wie Agenten die Schatzkammer des Königs füllten

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.

Producer

Fynn Siemoneit, Volker Schmidt-Sondermann

Cinematography

Thomas Beckmann

Editor

Sebastian Scholz

Themes

art collectordresden, germanydocudramaroyal courtdiamond theft18th centuryart historybaroquerenaissance paintingabsolutismtreasure huntermoney misappropriation

Production House

TELLUX-Film
MDR
ARTE

Audience Score

53%

3 votes

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Timepass39%
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Cast

Peter Weiß

Self - Narrator (voice)

Virginie Spenlé

Self - Art Historian

Dirk Syndram

Self - Art Historian

Alexander Röstel

Self - Museum Curator

Massimo Baucia

Self - Librarian

Sebastian Herrmann

Sebastian Herrmann

Carl Heinrich von Heineken (uncredited)

Robert Herrmanns

Von Heineken's Secretary (uncredited)

Artourette

Von Heineken's Painter (uncredited)

Roland Heinze

Giovanni Bianconi (uncredited)

Sidney Passkönig

Potential Buyer (uncredited)

Jesus Pena Lopez

Jeweler (uncredited)

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Crew

Andrea Oster

Writer, Director

Thomas Beckmann

Director of Photography

Sebastian Scholz

Editor

Fynn Siemoneit

Producer

Volker Schmidt-Sondermann

Producer

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