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The Machine That Made Us
The Machine That Made Us
The Machine That Made Us
2008
Documentary
TV Movie
59m
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)

Directed by:

Patrick McGrady
Patrick-McGrady
5 total credits
Patrick McGrady has 5 credits at Criticker, including: Stephen Fry on Wagner, Wagner & Me, The Machine That Made Us and The Man Who Shot Tutankhamun

Starring:

Stephen Fry
Stephen-Fry
104 total credits
Stephen John Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter and film director, and a director of Norwich City Football Club. He first came to attention in the 1981 Cambridge Footlights Revue presentation "The Cellar Tapes", which also included Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson and Tony Slattery. With Hugh Laurie, as the comedy double act Fry and Laurie, he co-wrote and co-starred in A Bit of Fry & Laurie...(Wikipedia)
,
John Man
John-Man
1 total credit
John Man has just 1 credit at Criticker: The Machine That Made Us
,
Barbara Rupp
Barbara-Rupp
1 total credit
Barbara Rupp has just 1 credit at Criticker: The Machine That Made Us
,
Cornelia Schneider
Cornelia-Schneider
1 total credit
Cornelia Schneider has just 1 credit at Criticker: The Machine That Made Us
,
Eva Hanebutt-Benz
Eva-Hanebutt-Benz
1 total credit
Eva Hanebutt-Benz has just 1 credit at Criticker: The Machine That Made Us
,
Alan May
Alan-May
1 total credit
Alan May has just 1 credit at Criticker: The Machine That Made Us
,
Martin Andrews
Martin-Andrews
1 total credit
Martin Andrews has just 1 credit at Criticker: The Machine That Made Us

Genre:

Documentary

Country:

UK

Language:

English

The Machine That Made Us

2008
Documentary
TV Movie
59m
Avg Percentile 71.74% from 7 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

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Rated 31 Mar 2009
50
38th
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.
Rated 27 Sep 2009
87
86th
Big fan of Fry, also a fan of Gutenberg. Enjoyed the demos.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Patrick McGrady
Patrick-McGrady
5 total credits
Patrick McGrady has 5 credits at Criticker, including: Stephen Fry on Wagner, Wagner & Me, The Machine That Made Us and The Man Who Shot Tutankhamun

Starring:

Stephen Fry
Stephen-Fry
104 total credits
Stephen John Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter and film director, and a director of Norwich City Football Club. He first came to attention in the 1981 Cambridge Footlights Revue presentation "The Cellar Tapes", which also included Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson and Tony Slattery. With Hugh Laurie, as the comedy double act Fry and Laurie, he co-wrote and co-starred in A Bit of Fry & Laurie...(Wikipedia)
,
John Man
John-Man
1 total credit
John Man has just 1 credit at Criticker: The Machine That Made Us
,
Barbara Rupp
Barbara-Rupp
1 total credit
Barbara Rupp has just 1 credit at Criticker: The Machine That Made Us
,
Cornelia Schneider
Cornelia-Schneider
1 total credit
Cornelia Schneider has just 1 credit at Criticker: The Machine That Made Us
,
Eva Hanebutt-Benz
Eva-Hanebutt-Benz
1 total credit
Eva Hanebutt-Benz has just 1 credit at Criticker: The Machine That Made Us
,
Alan May
Alan-May
1 total credit
Alan May has just 1 credit at Criticker: The Machine That Made Us
,
Martin Andrews
Martin-Andrews
1 total credit
Martin Andrews has just 1 credit at Criticker: The Machine That Made Us

Genre:

Documentary

Country:

UK

Language:

English
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