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The Gutenberg Enigma

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The Gutenberg Enigma

The man who succeeds against all odds

7.5

1h 26m

2017

“The man who succeeds against all odds”

Synopsis

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).

Director

Marc Jampolsky

DocumentaryHistory

inventorbiographyhistorical figuredocudrama15th centurytypography

Cast & Crew

Cédric Zimmerlin

Cédric Zimmerlin

as Himself - Narrator (voice)

Philippe Ohrel

Philippe Ohrel

as Johannes Gutenberg

Xavier Boulanger

Xavier Boulanger

as Johannes Fust

Cristiano Nocera

as Enea Silvio Piccolomini

Marc Schweyer

as Georg Dritzehn

Tim Berners-Lee

Tim Berners-Lee

as Himself - Computer Scientist

Guy Bechtel

Guy Bechtel

as Himself - Historian

Stephan Füssel

as Himself - Philologist

Benoît Jordan

as Himself - Archive Curator

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