Breaking the Maya Code

May 5 2008 TV-G 1h 56m
Documentary, Mystery

The complex and beautiful hieroglyphic script of the ancient Maya was until recently one of the last great undeciphered writing systems. Based on the best-selling book by Michael Coe, called by the New York Times "one of the great stories of 20th century scientific discovery", Breaking the Maya Code traces the epic quest to unlock the secrets of the script across 200 years, nine countries and three continents.

Plot

The complex and beautiful hieroglyphic script of the ancient Maya was until recently one of the last great untranslated writing systems. Based on the best-selling book by Michael Coe, called by the New York Times "one of the great stories of 20th century scientific discovery", Breaking the Maya Code traces the epic quest to unlock the secrets of the script across 200 years, nine countries and three continents.

Written by

David Lebrun

Directed by

David Lebrun

Cast

Michael D. Coe, Ian Graham, Nikolai Grube

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

NOVA, ARTE, Night Fire Films

Languages

English, Ceský, Deutsch, Français

Awards

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335
Average Rating
7.7 out of 10
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