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).

Documentary History

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)