🎬 Documentary, History

The Ornament of the World

⭐ 7.8/10 2019 1h 56m Dir. Michael Schwarz

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Filmed in Cordoba, Granada, Seville, and Toledo, this documentary retraces the 800-year period in medieval Spain when Muslims, Christians, and Jews forged a common cultural identity that frequently transcended their religious differences, revealing what made this rare and fruitful collaboration possible, and what ultimately tore it apart.

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⭐ 7.8/10 4 votes

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Year
2019
Runtime
1h 56m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.8/10
Votes
4
Genre
Documentary, History
Director
Michael Schwarz
Language
EN

Cast

👤
Reuven Firestone
Himself (Hebrew Union
👤
David Levering Lewis
Himself (New York Univ
👤
Jerrilynn D. Dodds
Herself (Sarah Lawrenc
👤
Frank Peters
Himself (New York Univ
👤
María Rosa Menocal
Herself (Author, The O
👤
D. Fairchild Ruggles
Herself (Univ. of Illi
👤
Abigail Balbale
Herself (New York Univ
👤
Adnan Husain
Himself (Queen's Unive
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The Ornament of the World has a runtime of 1h 56m (1 hour and 56 minutes).
The Ornament of the World was directed by Michael Schwarz and released in 2019.
The Ornament of the World is a Documentary, History film (2019).
The cast of The Ornament of the World includes Reuven Firestone, David Levering Lewis, Jerrilynn D. Dodds, Frank Peters, María Rosa Menocal.
The Ornament of the World has a TMDB rating of 7.8/10 based on 4 votes.

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