The Gutenberg Enigma

1h 26min

Documentary

History

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 Companies

Seppia

ARTE

Mischief Films

ZDF

SWR

France Télévisions

ORF

Cast

Cédric Zimmerlin

Cédric Zimmerlin

Himself - Narrator (voice)
Philippe Ohrel

Philippe Ohrel

Johannes Gutenberg
Xavier Boulanger

Xavier Boulanger

Johannes Fust
Cristiano Nocera

Cristiano Nocera

Enea Silvio Piccolomini
Marc Schweyer

Marc Schweyer

Georg Dritzehn
Tim Berners-Lee

Tim Berners-Lee

Himself - Computer Scientist
Guy Bechtel

Guy Bechtel

Himself - Historian
Stephan Füssel

Stephan Füssel

Himself - Philologist
Benoît Jordan

Benoît Jordan

Himself - Archive Curator
Pierre Monnet

Pierre Monnet

Himself - Historian
Olivier Deloignon

Olivier Deloignon

Himself - Typography Historian
Georges Bischoff

Georges Bischoff

Himself - Historian
Laurent Héricher

Laurent Héricher

Himself - BNF Curator
Cornelia Schneider

Cornelia Schneider

Herself - Museum Curator
Bettina Wagner

Bettina Wagner

Herself - Library Curator
Mario Infelise

Mario Infelise

Himself - Book Historian
Geneviève Guilleminot

Geneviève Guilleminot

Herself - BNF Curator
Johannes Bergerhausen

Johannes Bergerhausen

Himself - Graphic Design Professor
Johannes Mangei

Johannes Mangei

Himself - Library Curator
Johanna Rachinger

Johanna Rachinger

Herself - Library Director

Release date

25th Sep 2017

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Latin