

Goltzius & the Pelican Company
Genres
Overview
Goltzius and the Pelican Company tells the story of Hendrik Goltzius, a late 16th century Dutch printer and engraver of erotic prints. A contemporary of Rembrandt and, indeed, more celebrated during his life, Goltzius seduces the Margrave of Alsace into paying for a printing press to make and publish illustrated books. In return, he promises him an extraordinary book of pictures of illustrating the Old Testament’s biblical stories. Erotic tales of Lot and his daughters, David and Bathsheba, Samson and Deliah and John the Baptist and Salome. To tempt the Margrave further, Goltzius and his printing company will offer to perform dramatisations of these erotic stories for his court.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
128 min
Release Date
2014-02-05
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
34
Vote Average
6.1
F. Murray Abraham
The Margrave
Ramsey Nasr
Hendrick Goltzius
Kate Moran
Adaela
Pippo Delbono
Samuel van Gouda
Giulio Berruti
Thomas Boethius
Lars Eidinger
Amos Quadfrey
Anne Louise Hassing
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Flavio Parenti
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Johannes Cleaver
Hendrik Aerts
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Duško Valentić
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Samir Vujčić
Priest 2
Goran Bogdan
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Truus de Boer
Sophie
Vedran Živolić
Joachim
Uroš Živanović
extra (uncredited)
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