The Machine That Made Us

The Machine That Made Us (2008)

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Summary: A look at the story of Johann Gutenberg, inventor of the world's first printing press in the 15th century, and an exploration of how and why the machine was invented. (imdb)

AKA: Stephen Fry and the Gutenberg Press

Genre: Documentary

Country: UK

Directed By: Patrick McGrady

Starring: Stephen Fry, John Man, Barbara Rupp, Cornelia Schneider, Eva Hanebutt-Benz, Alan May, Martin Andrews

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TCI	User	Score
na	teknicolor	87	T₉
Big fan of Fry, also a fan of Gutenberg. Enjoyed the demos.
na	Drunkfoxer	92	T₉
na	imdb	74	T₉
na	Rufflesack	50	T₅
I'll admit this was by far not the most interesting Stephen Fry-presented documentary I've seen, but that might just be because I'm not that into literature. The parts where they construct a replica of the Gutenberg press, make similar paper and so on are very good, while the parts with Fry going around Europe talking to people about Gutenberg are a bit dull. It's easy to see Fry is deeply in love with the film's subject, which is probably it's strongest point.