The Gutenberg Enigma

Sep 25, 2017

1h 26m

★ 7.5

The man who succeeds against all odds

Overview

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).

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Seppia

ARTE

Mischief Films

ZDF

SWR

France Télévisions

ORF

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Cast

Himself - Narrator (voice)

Cédric Zimmerlin

Johannes Gutenberg

Philippe Ohrel

Johannes Fust

Xavier Boulanger

Enea Silvio Piccolomini

Cristiano Nocera

Georg Dritzehn

Marc Schweyer

Himself - Computer Scientist

Tim Berners-Lee

Himself - Historian

Guy Bechtel

Himself - Philologist

Stephan Füssel

Himself - Archive Curator

Benoît Jordan

Himself - Historian

Pierre Monnet

Himself - Typography Historian

Olivier Deloignon

Himself - Historian

Georges Bischoff

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