The Gutenberg Enigma

  • Documentary
  • History
9/25/2017
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The man who succeeds against all odds

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).

Director:
Marc Jampolsky
Writer:
Marc Jampolsky
    • inventor
    • biography
    • historical figure
    • docudrama
    • 15th century
    • typography

    Cast

    • Cédric Zimmerlin
      Himself - Narrator (voice)
    • Philippe Ohrel
      Johannes Gutenberg
    • Xavier Boulanger
      Johannes Fust
    • Cristiano Nocera
      Enea Silvio Piccolomini
    • Marc Schweyer
      Georg Dritzehn
    • Tim Berners-Lee
      Himself - Computer Scientist
    • 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

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