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Book Hunters

80 %|Sep 22, 2017|Documentary, History

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.

Featured Crew

Susanne Brahms
Director
Susanne Brahms
Writer
Matthias Greving
Producer
Mike Beilfuß
Producer
Matthias Kind
Camera Operator
Jan-Ole Sieg
Camera Operator
Jörn Steinhoff
Camera Operator
Urs Krüger
Sound

Cast

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