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Book Hunters
Book Hunters

Book Hunters

Fight for the knowledge of the world

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DocumentaryHistory

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

52 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

22 September 2017

Country

Germany

Cast

Robert Levin

Robert Levin

Self - Narrator (voice)

Najeeb Michaeel

Najeeb Michaeel

Self - Dominican Monk

Columba Stewart

Columba Stewart

Self - Benedictine Monk

Chiara Raimondo

Chiara Raimondo

Self - Archaeologist

Stephen Greenblatt

Stephen Greenblatt

Self - Literature Scholar

Letizia Mandate

Letizia Mandate

Self - Greek Culture Scholar

Vito Mocella

Vito Mocella

Self - Optical Engineer

Mustafa Jahie

Mustafa Jahie

Self - Librarian

Andrea Dautović

Andrea Dautović

Self - Librarian

Enver Imamovíc

Enver Imamovíc

Self - Archaeologist

Patriarch John X of Antioch

Patriarch John X of Antioch

Self - Greek Orthodox Patriarch

Elisabetta Lugato

Elisabetta Lugato

Self - Librarian

Brezzano Maximum

Brezzano Maximum

Self - Book Restorer

Patriarch Gregory Peter XX of Cilicia

Patriarch Gregory Peter XX of Cilicia

Self - Armenian Catholic Patriarch

Zubin Mehta

Zubin Mehta

Self - Conductor (archive footage)

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