The Gutenberg Enigma
“The man who succeeds against all odds”
2017•1h 26m•7.5•Released
DocumentaryHistory
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
Writer
Marc Jampolsky
Languages
English, French, German
Studio
Seppia
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
Production
Company
Seppia
Company
ARTE
Company
Mischief Films
Company
ZDF
Company
SWR
Company
France Télévisions
Company
ORF
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