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The Gutenberg Enigma 2017 Directed by Marc Jampolsky Gutenberg : l'aventure de l'imprimerie

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).

Production Countries Austria , France , Germany
Language French
Spoken Languages English , French , German , Italian , Latin
Gneres Documentary , History
Production Companies ZDF , ARTE , France Télévisions , ORF , SWR , Mischief Films , Seppia
Release Date 25 September 2017
86 mins
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
Geneviève Guilleminot Herself - BNF Curator
Johannes Bergerhausen Himself - Graphic Design Professor
Johannes Mangei Himself - Library Curator
Johanna Rachinger Herself - Library Director