Book Hunters (2017)

09/22/2017 (DE) • 52m

Documentary, History

Fight for the knowledge of the world

Overview

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 Billed 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

Andrea Dautović

Self - Librarian


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

book burning

censorship

art restoration

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