The Ornament of the World (2019)
1h 56m
Running Time
November 19, 2019Release Date
The Ornament of the World (2019)
1h 56m
Running Time
November 19, 2019Release Date
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.



Currently The Ornament of the World is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Reuven Firestone
Himself (Hebrew Union College)

David Levering Lewis
Himself (New York University)

Jerrilynn D. Dodds
Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)

Frank Peters
Himself (New York University)

María Rosa Menocal
Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World) / Author

D. Fairchild Ruggles
Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Abigail Balbale
Herself (New York University) / Technical Advisor

Adnan Husain
Himself (Queen's University)

Teofilo Ruiz
Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)

Dwight Reynolds
Himself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)

Ross Brann
Himself (Cornell University)

Richard Bulliet
Himself (Columbia University)

David Nirenberg
Himself (University of Chicago)

Peter Linehan
Himself (Cambridge University)

Tim Phelan
Narrator (voice)

Rhonda Collins
Writer / Editor

Jason Cohn
Writer

Stuart Bruce
Sound

Michael Schwarz
Director / Writer / Producer

Mark Escott
Sound Mixer

Gail Huddleson
Writer / Editor

Kiki Kapany
Executive Producer

Danny Munoz
Sound

Ray Day
Sound

Jamshied Sharifi
Original Music Composer

Brian O'Connell
Animation

Vicente Franco
Director of Photography
Media.

Details.
This Movie Is About.
christianity
islam
spain
toledo
religious conversion
judaism
conflict
massacre
culture
granada
forced conversion
seville
caliph
arab culture
mosque
andalucía
córdoba
coexist
caliphate
medieval spain
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