The Ornament of the World
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2019-11-19
Runtime: 116 mins
Director: Michael Schwarz
Writer: Jason Cohn, Michael Schwarz, Gail Huddleson, Rhonda Collins
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary, History
Original title: The Ornament of the World
Production Companies: Kikim Media
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Reuven Firestone
David Levering Lewis
Jerrilynn D. Dodds
Frank Peters
María Rosa Menocal
D. Fairchild Ruggles
Abigail Balbale
Adnan Husain
Teofilo Ruiz
Dwight Reynolds
Ross Brann
Richard Bulliet
David Nirenberg
Peter Linehan
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