Book Hunters

Book Hunters

52 mins | Documentary, History | Sept. 22, 2017

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.

Book Hunters

52 mins | Documentary, History | Sept. 22, 2017

Book Hunters
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.
Producers ARTE, Radio Bremen, nordmedia, Kinescope Film
Original title Bücherjäger — Kampf um das Wissen der Welt
Directors Susanne Brahms
Writers Susanne Brahms

Cast

Robert Levin

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Najeeb Michaeel

as Self - Dominican Monk

Columba Stewart

as Self - Benedictine Monk

Chiara Raimondo

as Self - Archaeologist

Stephen Greenblatt

as Self - Literature Scholar

Letizia Mandate

as Self - Greek Culture Scholar

Vito Mocella

as Self - Optical Engineer

Mustafa Jahie

as Self - Librarian

Andrea Dautović

as Self - Librarian

Enver Imamovíc

as Self - Archaeologist

Patriarch John X of Antioch

as Self - Greek Orthodox Patriarch

Elisabetta Lugato

as Self - Librarian

Brezzano Maximum

as Self - Book Restorer

Patriarch Gregory Peter XX of Cilicia

as Self - Armenian Catholic Patriarch

Zubin Mehta

as Self - Conductor (archive footage)