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Book Hunters (2017)

ALL 09/22/2017 (de) Documentary, History 52 Min
  • Release
    09/22/2017
  • Production
    Kinescope Film, nordmedia, ARTE, Radio Bremen
  • Rotten tomato
    80%
  • Original title
    Die Bücherjäger
  • Original language
    de
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Fight for the knowledge of the world

Overview

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.

  1. Susanne Brahms

    Director

  2. Story



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  1. Robert Levin

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  2. Najeeb Michaeel

    Self - Dominican Monk

  3. Columba Stewart

    Self - Benedictine Monk

  4. Chiara Raimondo

    Self - Archaeologist

  5. Stephen Greenblatt

    Self - Literature Scholar

  6. Letizia Mandate

    Self - Greek Culture Scholar

  7. Vito Mocella

    Self - Optical Engineer

  8. Mustafa Jahie

    Self - Librarian

  9. Andrea Dautović

    Self - Librarian

  10. Enver Imamovíc

    Self - Archaeologist

  11. Patriarch John X of Antioch

    Self - Greek Orthodox Patriarch

  12. Elisabetta Lugato

    Self - Librarian

  13. Brezzano Maximum

    Self - Book Restorer

  14. Patriarch Gregory Peter XX of Cilicia

    Self - Armenian Catholic Patriarch

  15. Zubin Mehta

    Self - Conductor (archive footage)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 15 , Crews : 23

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Book Hunters (2017) 52 Min

ALL 09/22/2017 (de)
Documentary, History
  • Release 09/22/2017
  • Production
    Kinescope Film, nordmedia, ARTE, Radio Bremen
  • Original title Die Bücherjäger
  • de
  • Revenue0.00

Fight for the knowledge of the world

Overview

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.

  1. Susanne Brahms

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Safy Jana Reske

    Editor

  4. Matthias Greving, Mike Beilfuß, Janina Sara Hennemann

    Producer



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