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The Gutenberg Enigma

The Gutenberg Enigma

The man who succeeds against all odds

2017•1h 26m•7.5/10
DocumentaryHistory

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7.5/10(4)

A portrait of the inventor of the letterpress, who was a key figure in the history of mankind, but also an enthusiastic inventor, a daring businessman, a tenacious troublemaker: the life of Johannes Gutenberg (circa 1400-68).

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Production

Seppia, ARTE, Mischief Films, ZDF, SWR, France Télévisions, ORF

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Cédric Zimmerlin

Cédric Zimmerlin

Himself - Narrator (voice)

Philippe Ohrel

Philippe Ohrel

Johannes Gutenberg

Xavier Boulanger

Xavier Boulanger

Johannes Fust

Cristiano Nocera

Enea Silvio Piccolomini

Marc Schweyer

Georg Dritzehn

Tim Berners-Lee

Tim Berners-Lee

Himself - Computer Scientist

Guy Bechtel

Guy Bechtel

Himself - Historian

Stephan Füssel

Himself - Philologist

Benoît Jordan

Himself - Archive Curator

Pierre Monnet

Himself - Historian

Olivier Deloignon

Himself - Typography Historian

Georges Bischoff

Himself - Historian

Laurent Héricher

Himself - BNF Curator

Cornelia Schneider

Herself - Museum Curator

Bettina Wagner

Herself - Library Curator

Mario Infelise

Himself - Book Historian

Geneviève Guilleminot

Herself - BNF Curator

Johannes Bergerhausen

Himself - Graphic Design Professor

Johannes Mangei

Himself - Library Curator

Johanna Rachinger

Herself - Library Director

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