The Ornament of the World (2019)

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1h 56min | Documentary, History | Nov 19, 2019 | Released

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.

Director: Michael Schwarz

Producer: Michael Schwarz

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Cast & Crew

Cast (15 Members)

D. Fairchild Ruggles

Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Abigail Balbale

Herself (New York University)

Himself (Cambridge University)

David Nirenberg

Himself (University of Chicago)

Himself (New York University)

Richard Bulliet

Himself (Columbia University)

Himself (Cornell University)

Dwight Reynolds

Himself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)

Narrator (voice)

Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)

Himself (Queen's University)

Reuven Firestone

Himself (Hebrew Union College)

David Levering Lewis

Himself (New York University)

Jerrilynn D. Dodds

Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)

María Rosa Menocal

Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)

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

Abigail Balbale Herself (New York University)

Peter Linehan Himself (Cambridge University)

David Nirenberg Himself (University of Chicago)

Frank Peters Himself (New York University)

Richard Bulliet Himself (Columbia University)

Ross Brann Himself (Cornell University)

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

Tim Phelan Narrator (voice)

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

Adnan Husain Himself (Queen's University)

Reuven Firestone Himself (Hebrew Union College)

David Levering Lewis Himself (New York University)

Jerrilynn D. Dodds Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)

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

Crew (11 Members)

Jamshied Sharifi

Original Music Composer

Michael Schwarz

Director

Director of Photography

Editor

Editor

Sound

Sound

Sound Mixer

Abigail Balbale

Technical Advisor

Brian O'Connell

Animation

María Rosa Menocal

Author

Jamshied Sharifi Original Music Composer

Michael Schwarz Director

Vicente Franco Director of Photography

Gail Huddleson Editor

Rhonda Collins Editor

Ray Day Sound

Danny Munoz Sound

Mark Escott Sound Mixer

Abigail Balbale Technical Advisor

Brian O'Connell Animation

María Rosa Menocal Author

Age At Time Of Release

Jamshied Sharifi

N/A

Michael Schwarz

66

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D. Fairchild Ruggles

N/A

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