Germany / Sep 22, 2017 / Filmfest Bremen
Fight for the knowledge of the world
52min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mustafa Jahie | Self - Librarian |
| Andrea Dautović | Self - Librarian |
| Enver Imamovíc | Self - Archaeologist |
| Patriarch John X of Antioch | Self - Greek Orthodox Patriarch |
| Elisabetta Lugato | Self - Librarian |
| Brezzano Maximum | Self - Book Restorer |
| Patriarch Gregory Peter XX of Cilicia | Self - Armenian Catholic Patriarch |
| Zubin Mehta | Self - Conductor (archive footage) |
Genres
DocumentaryHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Die Bücherjäger |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Bosanski, English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano |
| Production countries | Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Kinescope Film, nordmedia, ARTE, Radio Bremen |
| Official site | kinescopefilm.de |
| Release date | 22 settembre 2017 |
| Production | Matthias Greving, Mike Beilfuß, Janina Sara Hennemann |
| Writer | Susanne Brahms |
| Editing | Safy Jana Reske, Andreas Hellmanzik |
| Cinematography | Jan-Ole Sieg, Matthias Kind, Jörn Steinhoff |
| Assistant directors | Susanne Brahms |
| Camera operators | Jan-Ole Sieg, Matthias Kind, Jörn Steinhoff |
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| Additional photography | Jan-Ole Sieg, Matthias Kind, Jörn Steinhoff |
| Production design | Fabian Holtz, Janine Pusch, Rainer Krause |
| Art direction | Fabian Holtz, Janine Pusch, Rainer Krause |
| Set decoration | Fabian Holtz, Janine Pusch, Rainer Krause |
| Music | André Feldhaus, Gerald Kreß, Marc Bargmann, Andreas Hellmanzik, Urs Krüger, Gerald Hentsch |
| Sound | Gerald Kreß, Marc Bargmann, Andreas Hellmanzik, André Feldhaus, Urs Krüger, Gerald Hentsch |
Release dates
Premiere
United States / Mar 20, 2018 / Chicago International Television Festival
Digital
France / Oct 14, 2017 / arte
Germany / Oct 14, 2017 / arte
Poland / Mar 07, 2021 / arte
Spain / Mar 07, 2021 / arte
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United Kingdom / Mar 07, 2021 / arte
TV
France / Oct 14, 2017 / arte
Germany / Oct 14, 2017 / arte
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