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Book Hunters (2017)

Fight for the knowledge of the world

Genre : Documentary, History

Runtime : 52M

Director : Susanne Brahms

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Robert Levin
Robert Levin
Self - Narrator (voice)
Najeeb Michaeel
Najeeb Michaeel
Self - Dominican Monk
Columba Stewart
Columba Stewart
Self - Benedictine Monk
Chiara Raimondo
Chiara Raimondo
Self - Archaeologist
Stephen Greenblatt
Stephen Greenblatt
Self - Literature Scholar
Letizia Mandate
Letizia Mandate
Self - Greek Culture Scholar
Vito Mocella
Vito Mocella
Self - Optical Engineer
Mustafa Jahie
Mustafa Jahie
Self - Librarian
Andrea Dautović
Andrea Dautović
Self - Librarian
Enver Imamovíc
Enver Imamovíc
Self - Archaeologist
Patriarch John X of Antioch
Patriarch John X of Antioch
Self - Greek Orthodox Patriarch
Elisabetta Lugato
Elisabetta Lugato
Self - Librarian
Brezzano Maximum
Brezzano Maximum
Self - Book Restorer
Patriarch Gregory Peter XX of Cilicia
Patriarch Gregory Peter XX of Cilicia
Self - Armenian Catholic Patriarch
Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta
Self - Conductor (archive footage)

Crews

Susanne Brahms
Susanne Brahms
Director
Susanne Brahms
Susanne Brahms
Writer
Matthias Greving
Matthias Greving
Producer
Mike Beilfuß
Mike Beilfuß
Producer
Matthias Kind
Matthias Kind
Camera Operator
Jan-Ole Sieg
Jan-Ole Sieg
Camera Operator
Jörn Steinhoff
Jörn Steinhoff
Camera Operator
Urs Krüger
Urs Krüger
Sound
Gerald Hentsch
Gerald Hentsch
Sound
Gerald Kreß
Gerald Kreß
Sound
Safy Jana Reske
Safy Jana Reske
Editor
Andreas Hellmanzik
Andreas Hellmanzik
Sound Mixer
Marc Bargmann
Marc Bargmann
Sound Editor
Marc Bargmann
Marc Bargmann
Sound Designer
Janine Pusch
Janine Pusch
Graphic Designer
André Feldhaus
André Feldhaus
Original Music Composer
Michaela Herold
Michaela Herold
Commissioning Editor
Janne Scherfer
Janne Scherfer
Production Manager
Matthias Greving
Matthias Greving
Production Manager
Fabian Holtz
Fabian Holtz
Graphic Designer
Rainer Krause
Rainer Krause
Graphic Designer
Andreas Hellmanzik
Andreas Hellmanzik
Color Grading
Janina Sara Hennemann
Janina Sara Hennemann
Producer

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