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Book Hunters (2017)

Original title: Bücherjäger — Kampf um das Wissen der Welt

2017-09-22 · 52m · DE
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Fight for the knowledge of the world

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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Susanne BrahmsDirector, Writer

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Robert LevinRobert LevinSelf - Narrator (voice)Najeeb MichaeelNajeeb MichaeelSelf - Dominican MonkColumba StewartColumba StewartSelf - Benedictine MonkChiara RaimondoChiara RaimondoSelf - ArchaeologistStephen GreenblattStephen GreenblattSelf - Literature ScholarLetizia MandateLetizia MandateSelf - Greek Culture ScholarVito MocellaVito MocellaSelf - Optical EngineerMustafa JahieMustafa JahieSelf - LibrarianAndrea DautovićAndrea DautovićSelf - LibrarianEnver ImamovícEnver ImamovícSelf - ArchaeologistPatriarch John X of AntiochPatriarch John X of AntiochSelf - Greek Orthodox PatriarchElisabetta LugatoElisabetta LugatoSelf - Librarian

Keywords

CensorshipBook burningBook detectiveArt restoration

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Genre affinityHistory · DocumentaryTheme affinityCensorship · Book Burning · Book DetectivePacingShortDirector preference1454353Actor preference1096139 · 476842 · 1454340Country preferenceDe

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What is Book Hunters about?

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.

How long is Book Hunters?

Book Hunters has a runtime of 52 minutes.