The Gutenberg Enigma
“The man who succeeds against all odds”
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 JampolskyWriters
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
Mario Infelise
Himself - Book Historian
Geneviève Guilleminot
Herself - BNF Curator
Johannes Bergerhausen
Himself - Graphic Design Professor
Johannes Mangei
Himself - Library Curator
Johanna Rachinger
Herself - Library Director