The Ornament of the World (2019)
The Ornament of the World (2019)
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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Cast

Reuven Firestone Reuven Firestone As: Himself (Hebrew Union College)
David Levering Lewis David Levering Lewis As: Himself (New York University)
Jerrilynn D. Dodds Jerrilynn D. Dodds As: Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)
Frank Peters Frank Peters As: Himself (New York University)
María Rosa Menocal María Rosa Menocal As: Herself (Author, 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.


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Certification: U

Details

Genres: Documentary, History

Language: English

Release Date: 19 November 2019

Country: US

Runtime: 116m

Company Credits

Company: Kikim Media

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Cast

Reuven Firestone

Reuven Firestone

Himself (Hebrew Union College)

David Levering Lewis

David Levering Lewis

Himself (New York University)

Jerrilynn D. Dodds

Jerrilynn D. Dodds

Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)

Frank Peters

Frank Peters

Himself (New York University)

María Rosa Menocal

María Rosa Menocal

Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)

D. Fairchild Ruggles

D. Fairchild Ruggles

Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Abigail Balbale

Abigail Balbale

Herself (New York University)

Adnan Husain

Adnan Husain

Himself (Queen's University)

Teofilo Ruiz

Teofilo Ruiz

Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)

Dwight Reynolds

Dwight Reynolds

Himself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)

Ross Brann

Ross Brann

Himself (Cornell University)

Richard Bulliet

Richard Bulliet

Himself (Columbia University)

David Nirenberg

David Nirenberg

Himself (University of Chicago)

Peter Linehan

Peter Linehan

Himself (Cambridge University)

Tim Phelan

Tim Phelan

Narrator (voice)

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Kiki Kapany

Kiki Kapany

Executive Producer

Michael Schwarz

Michael Schwarz

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Ray Day

Ray Day

Sound

Stuart Bruce

Stuart Bruce

Sound

Danny Munoz

Danny Munoz

Sound

Mark Escott

Mark Escott

Sound Mixer

Jamshied Sharifi

Jamshied Sharifi

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Camera

Vicente Franco

Vicente Franco

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Abigail Balbale

Abigail Balbale

Technical Advisor

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