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Fight for the knowledge of the world
8.7 / 10 IMDb September 22, 2017 0h 52m
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.
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Runtime
0h 52m
Release Date
September 22, 2017
Genre
Documentary, History
Status
Released
Languages
Bosnian, English, French, German, Italian
Country
Germany
Writers
Cast
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Robert Levin
as Self - Narrator (voice)
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Najeeb Michaeel
as Self - Dominican Monk
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Columba Stewart
as Self - Benedictine Monk
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Chiara Raimondo
as Self - Archaeologist
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Stephen Greenblatt
as Self - Literature Scholar
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Letizia Mandate
as Self - Greek Culture Scholar
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Vito Mocella
as Self - Optical Engineer
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Mustafa Jahie
as Self - Librarian
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Andrea Dautović
as Self - Librarian
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Enver Imamovíc
as Self - Archaeologist
Patriarch John X of Antioch
as Self - Greek Orthodox Patriarch
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Elisabetta Lugato
as Self - Librarian
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Brezzano Maximum
as Self - Book Restorer
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Patriarch Gregory Peter XX of Cilicia
as Self - Armenian Catholic Patriarch
Zubin Mehta
as Self - Conductor (archive footage)
Production Companies
Kinescope Film
nordmedia
ARTE
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