Book Hunters

Fight for the knowledge of the world

Original title: Die Bücherjäger

Duration: 52 min

Release date: 2017-09-22

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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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Die Bücherjäger

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as Self - Narrator (voice)

Najeeb Michaeel

Najeeb Michaeel

as Self - Dominican Monk

Columba Stewart

Columba Stewart

as Self - Benedictine Monk

Chiara Raimondo

Chiara Raimondo

as Self - Archaeologist

Stephen Greenblatt

Stephen Greenblatt

as Self - Literature Scholar

Letizia Mandate

Letizia Mandate

as Self - Greek Culture Scholar

as Self - Optical Engineer

as Self - Librarian

Andrea Dautović

Andrea Dautović

as Self - Librarian

Enver Imamovíc

as Self - Archaeologist

Patriarch John X of Antioch

Patriarch John X of Antioch

as Self - Greek Orthodox Patriarch

Elisabetta Lugato

Elisabetta Lugato

as Self - Librarian

Brezzano Maximum

Brezzano Maximum

as Self - Book Restorer

Patriarch Gregory Peter XX of Cilicia

Patriarch Gregory Peter XX of Cilicia

as Self - Armenian Catholic Patriarch

as Self - Conductor (archive footage)

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Matthias Greving

Matthias Greving

Camera Operator

Camera Operator

Jörn Steinhoff

Camera Operator

Safy Jana Reske

Safy Jana Reske

Andreas Hellmanzik

Andreas Hellmanzik

Graphic Designer

André Feldhaus

Original Music Composer

Michaela Herold

Michaela Herold

Commissioning Editor

Production Manager

Matthias Greving

Matthias Greving

Production Manager

Graphic Designer

Graphic Designer

Andreas Hellmanzik

Andreas Hellmanzik

Janina Sara Hennemann

Janina Sara Hennemann

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