Documentary · History
Book Hunters
Fight for the knowledge of the world
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.
Top Cast
Robert Levin
Self - Narrator (voice)
Najeeb Michaeel
Self - Dominican Monk
Columba Stewart
Self - Benedictine Monk
Chiara Raimondo
Self - Archaeologist
Stephen Greenblatt
Self - Literature Scholar
Letizia Mandate
Self - Greek Culture Scholar
Vito Mocella
Self - Optical Engineer
Mustafa Jahie
Self - Librarian
Directed by
Susanne Brahms
Production
Kinescope Film
nordmedia
ARTE
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