Book Hunters

Name: Book Hunters
Director: Susanne Brahms
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2017-09-22
Duration: 52 min
Cast: Robert Levin, Najeeb Michaeel, Columba Stewart, Chiara Raimondo, Stephen Greenblatt

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2017 · 52 min · Documentary · History · TMDB 8.7/10

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.

Directed by Susanne Brahms

Cast

Robert Levin — Self - Narrator (voice)
Najeeb Michaeel — Self - Dominican Monk
Columba Stewart — Self - Benedictine Monk
Chiara Raimondo — Self - Archaeologist
Stephen Greenblatt — Self - Literature Scholar