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Book Hunters
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Book Hunters

Sep 22, 2017
0h 52m
★ 8.0

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.

Genres

Documentary
History

Production Companies

Kinescope Film
nordmedia
ARTE
Radio Bremen

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Cast

Robert Levin

Self - Narrator (voice)

Robert Levin

Najeeb Michaeel

Self - Dominican Monk

Najeeb Michaeel

Columba Stewart

Self - Benedictine Monk

Columba Stewart

Chiara Raimondo

Self - Archaeologist

Chiara Raimondo

Stephen Greenblatt

Self - Literature Scholar

Stephen Greenblatt

Letizia Mandate

Self - Greek Culture Scholar

Letizia Mandate

Vito Mocella

Self - Optical Engineer

Vito Mocella

Mustafa Jahie

Self - Librarian

Mustafa Jahie

Andrea Dautović

Self - Librarian

Andrea Dautović

Enver Imamovíc

Self - Archaeologist

Enver Imamovíc

Patriarch John X of Antioch

Self - Greek Orthodox Patriarch

Patriarch John X of Antioch

Elisabetta Lugato

Self - Librarian

Elisabetta Lugato