The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection (2021)
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.
- Released
- 2021-11-13
- Genres
- Documentary, History, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 52 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Andrea Oster
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Peter Weiß as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Virginie Spenlé as Self - Art Historian
- Dirk Syndram as Self - Art Historian
- Alexander Röstel as Self - Museum Curator
- Massimo Baucia as Self - Librarian
- Sebastian Herrmann as Carl Heinrich von Heineken (uncredited)
- Robert Herrmanns as Von Heineken's Secretary (uncredited)
- Artourette as Von Heineken's Painter (uncredited)
- Roland Heinze as Giovanni Bianconi (uncredited)
- Sidney Passkönig as Potential Buyer (uncredited)
- Jesus Pena Lopez as Jeweler (uncredited)
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