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Book Hunters

Book Hunters

# Fight for the knowledge of the world
Documentary   History
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Bosnian , English , French , German , Italian
📆 Date Released: 2017-09-22
⌚ Running Time: 52 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 8.0

Beloved Cast

Robert Levin original image
Self - Narrator (voice)
Robert Levin
Najeeb Michaeel original image
Self - Dominican Monk
Najeeb Michaeel
Columba Stewart original image
Self - Benedictine Monk
Columba Stewart
Chiara Raimondo original image
Self - Archaeologist
Chiara Raimondo
Stephen Greenblatt original image
Self - Literature Scholar
Stephen Greenblatt
Letizia Mandate original image
Self - Greek Culture Scholar
Letizia Mandate
Vito Mocella original image
Self - Optical Engineer
Vito Mocella
Mustafa Jahie original image
Self - Librarian
Mustafa Jahie
Andrea Dautović original image
Self - Librarian
Andrea Dautović
Enver Imamovíc original image
Self - Archaeologist
Enver Imamovíc
Patriarch John X of Antioch original image
Self - Greek Orthodox Patriarch
Patriarch John X of Antioch
Elisabetta Lugato original image
Self - Librarian
Elisabetta Lugato
Brezzano Maximum original image
Self - Book Restorer
Brezzano Maximum
Patriarch Gregory Peter XX of Cilicia original image
Self - Armenian Catholic Patriarch
Patriarch Gregory Peter XX of Cilicia
Zubin Mehta original image
Self - Conductor (archive footage)
Zubin Mehta

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