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The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection
5.3 / 10• 2021• 52m•NR• German
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
PW
Peter Weiß
Self - Narrator (voice)
LeadVS
Virginie Spenlé
Self - Art Historian
DS
Dirk Syndram
Self - Art Historian
AR
Alexander Röstel
Self - Museum Curator
MB
Massimo Baucia
Self - Librarian
Sebastian Herrmann
Carl Heinrich von Heineken (uncredited)
RH
Robert Herrmanns
Von Heineken's Secretary (uncredited)
A
Artourette
Von Heineken's Painter (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Andrea Oster's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
