The Gutenberg Enigma (2017)

The man who succeeds against all odds

A portrait of the inventor of the letterpress, who was a key figure in the history of mankind, but also an enthusiastic inventor, a daring businessman, a tenacious troublemaker: the life of Johannes Gutenberg (circa 1400-68).

Cast (20)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Cédric Zimmerlin

Himself - Narrator (voice)

Philippe Ohrel

Johannes Gutenberg

Xavier Boulanger

Johannes Fust

C

Cristiano Nocera

Enea Silvio Piccolomini

M

Marc Schweyer

Georg Dritzehn

Tim Berners-Lee

Himself - Computer Scientist

Guy Bechtel

Himself - Historian

S

Stephan Füssel

Himself - Philologist

B

Benoît Jordan

Himself - Archive Curator

P

Pierre Monnet

Himself - Historian

O

Olivier Deloignon

Himself - Typography Historian

G

Georges Bischoff

Himself - Historian

L

Laurent Héricher

Himself - BNF Curator

C

Cornelia Schneider

Herself - Museum Curator

B

Bettina Wagner

Herself - Library Curator

M

Mario Infelise

Himself - Book Historian

G

Geneviève Guilleminot

Herself - BNF Curator

J

Johannes Bergerhausen

Himself - Graphic Design Professor

J

Johannes Mangei

Himself - Library Curator

J

Johanna Rachinger

Herself - Library Director

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