Breaking the Maya Code

Name: Breaking the Maya Code
Director: David Lebrun
Genre: Documentary, Mystery, History
Released: 2008-05-05
Duration: 116 min
Cast: CCH Pounder, Michael D. Coe, Ian Graham, Nikolai Grube, Peter Mathews

2008 1h 56m 6.5 Movie

Documentary Mystery History

Overview

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.

Breaking the Maya Code at a glance

Breaking the Maya Code is a 2008 documentary and mystery film directed by David Lebrun, starring CCH Pounder, Michael D. Coe and Ian Graham. It runs for 1 hour 56 minutes. TMDB users rate it 6.5 out of 10 from 11 votes.

You can watch Breaking the Maya Code free on Kanopy. If you enjoy it, try The Mystery of D.B. Cooper, Cover-Up and Secrets of the Neanderthals next.