Book Hunters (2017)

Fight for the knowledge of the world

Directed by Susanne Brahms52mDocumentary,History

When chaos reigns, while barbaric and fanatical rulers, both ecclesiastical and secular, systematically burn entire libraries, book hunters, secret heroes of history, travel the world saving and copying texts, threatened by the madness of censors, with the noble purpose of preventing the ultimate loss of human knowledge.

Year
2017
Country
DE
Language
German
Release date
22 September 2017
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8.7 (3)
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Robert Levin
Self - Narrator (voice)
N
Najeeb Michaeel
Self - Dominican Monk
C
Columba Stewart
Self - Benedictine Monk
C
Chiara Raimondo
Self - Archaeologist
S
Stephen Greenblatt
Self - Literature Scholar
L
Letizia Mandate
Self - Greek Culture Scholar
V
Vito Mocella
Self - Optical Engineer
M
Mustafa Jahie
Self - Librarian
A
Andrea Dautović
Self - Librarian
E
Enver Imamovíc
Self - Archaeologist
Patriarch John X of Antioch
Patriarch John X of Antioch
Self - Greek Orthodox Patriarch
E
Elisabetta Lugato
Self - Librarian
B
Brezzano Maximum
Self - Book Restorer
P
Patriarch Gregory Peter XX of Cilicia
Self - Armenian Catholic Patriarch
Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta
Self - Conductor (archive footage)

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