Movie Description
The Ornament of the World
(2019)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Michael Schwarz
- Producer : Michael Schwarz
- Writer : Jason Cohn,Michael Schwarz,Gail Huddleson,Rhonda Collins
- Editor : Gail Huddleson,Rhonda Collins
- 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,Tim Phelan
Cast
Himself (Hebrew Union College)
Himself (New York University)
Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)
Himself (New York University)
Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)
Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Herself (New York University)
Himself (Queen's University)
Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)
Himself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)
Himself (Cornell University)
Himself (Columbia University)
Himself (University of Chicago)
Himself (Cambridge University)
Narrator (voice)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Ornament of the World
Status Released
Release Information
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2019-11-19
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 56m
Homepagehttps://theornamentoftheworld.com/
Production CompaniesKikim Media
Genres
- Documentary
- History
