Book Hunters
Book Hunters2017
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Book Hunters
52m·Documentary, History
Directed by Susanne Brahms·2017
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8.7/10 avgAverage user ratingWhen 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.
DirectorSusanne BrahmsStudioKinescope Film
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| RRobert LevinSelf - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| NNajeeb MichaeelSelf - Dominican Monk | Self - Dominican Monk |
| CColumba StewartSelf - Benedictine Monk | Self - Benedictine Monk |
| CChiara RaimondoSelf - Archaeologist | Self - Archaeologist |
| SStephen GreenblattSelf - Literature Scholar | Self - Literature Scholar |
| LLetizia MandateSelf - Greek Culture Scholar | Self - Greek Culture Scholar |
| VVito MocellaSelf - Optical Engineer | Self - Optical Engineer |
| MMustafa JahieSelf - Librarian | Self - Librarian |
| AAndrea DautovićSelf - Librarian | Self - Librarian |
| EEnver ImamovícSelf - Archaeologist | Self - Archaeologist |
 Patriarch John X of AntiochSelf - Greek Orthodox Patriarch | Self - Greek Orthodox Patriarch |
| EElisabetta LugatoSelf - Librarian | Self - Librarian |
| BBrezzano MaximumSelf - Book Restorer | Self - Book Restorer |
| PPatriarch Gregory Peter XX of CiliciaSelf - Armenian Catholic Patriarch | Self - Armenian Catholic Patriarch |
 Zubin MehtaSelf - Conductor (archive footage) | Self - Conductor (archive footage) |