Book Hunters
“Fight for the knowledge of the world”
2017•52m•8.7•Released
DocumentaryHistory
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.
Director
Susanne Brahms
Writer
Susanne Brahms
Languages
Bosnian, English, French
Studio
Kinescope Film
Cast
Robert Levin
Self - Narrator (voice)
Najeeb Michaeel
Self - Dominican Monk
Columba Stewart
Self - Benedictine Monk
Chiara Raimondo
Self - Archaeologist
Stephen Greenblatt
Self - Literature Scholar
Letizia Mandate
Self - Greek Culture Scholar
Vito Mocella
Self - Optical Engineer
Mustafa Jahie
Self - Librarian
Andrea Dautović
Self - Librarian
Enver Imamovíc
Self - Archaeologist
Patriarch John X of Antioch
Self - Greek Orthodox Patriarch
Elisabetta Lugato
Self - Librarian
Brezzano Maximum
Self - Book Restorer
Patriarch Gregory Peter XX of Cilicia
Self - Armenian Catholic Patriarch
Zubin Mehta
Self - Conductor (archive footage)
Production
Company
Kinescope Film
Company
nordmedia
Company
ARTE
Company
Radio Bremen
Producer
Mike Beilfuß
Producer
Matthias Greving
Producer
Janina Sara Hennemann
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