The Ornament of the World (2019)
The Ornament of the World
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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Reuven Firestone
as Himself (Hebrew Union College)
as Himself (Hebrew Union College)
David Levering Lewis
as Himself (New York University)
as Himself (New York University)
Jerrilynn D. Dodds
as Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)
as Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)
Frank Peters
as Himself (New York University)
as Himself (New York University)
María Rosa Menocal
as Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)
as Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)
D. Fairchild Ruggles
as Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
as Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Abigail Balbale
as Herself (New York University)
as Herself (New York University)
Adnan Husain
as Himself (Queen's University)
as Himself (Queen's University)
Teofilo Ruiz
as Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)
as Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)
Dwight Reynolds
as Himself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)
as Himself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)
Ross Brann
as Himself (Cornell University)
as Himself (Cornell University)
Richard Bulliet
as Himself (Columbia University)
as Himself (Columbia University)
David Nirenberg
as Himself (University of Chicago)
as Himself (University of Chicago)
Peter Linehan
as Himself (Cambridge University)
as Himself (Cambridge University)
Tim Phelan
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
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Michael Schwarz
Director
Director
Jason Cohn
Writer
Writer
Michael Schwarz
Writer
Writer
Gail Huddleson
Writer
Writer
Rhonda Collins
Writer
Writer
Ray Day
Sound
Sound
Stuart Bruce
Sound
Sound
Danny Munoz
Sound
Sound
Mark Escott
Sound Mixer
Sound Mixer
Kiki Kapany
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Gail Huddleson
Editor
Editor
Rhonda Collins
Editor
Editor
Vicente Franco
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Jamshied Sharifi
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Brian O'Connell
Animation
Animation
Michael Schwarz
Producer
Producer
María Rosa Menocal
Author
Author
Abigail Balbale
Technical Advisor
Technical Advisor
