The Gutenberg Enigma

Story

Synopsis

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

Writers

Eric Morfaux, Marc Jampolsky

Language

French

Country

Austria, Germany, France

Release date

25 September 2017

Ensemble

Cast

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  Cédric Zimmerlin

  Himself - Narrator (voice)

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  Philippe Ohrel

  Johannes Gutenberg

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  Xavier Boulanger

  Johannes Fust

• Cristiano Nocera

  Enea Silvio Piccolomini

• Marc Schweyer

  Georg Dritzehn

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  Tim Berners-Lee

  Himself - Computer Scientist

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  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