The Gutenberg Enigma

Nan
1h 26m
2017
7.5 /10 (4)

The man who succeeds against all odds

Overview

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).

Country : Austria, France, Germany
Languages : English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Latin
Released Date: 2017-09-25

Top Billed 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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