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1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets

1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets

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Documentary   Family
📜 Overview: Three school children visit a dusty library to research the story of 'The Dark Ages'. What they find changes their world view dramatically as ingenious inventors and pioneers of science and culture from the Muslim civilization are vividly brought to life.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2010-01-21
⌚ Running Time: 13 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.5

Beloved Cast

Ben Kingsley original image
Al-Jazari / Librarian
Ben Kingsley
James Holly original image
Danny
James Holly
Courtney George original image
Isabella
Courtney George
Rhiann Connor original image
Luke
Rhiann Connor
Stewart Scudamore original image
Ibn Al-Haytham
Stewart Scudamore
Andrew Bridgmont original image
Abbas Ibn Firnas
Andrew Bridgmont
Nicholas Khan original image
Al-Zahrawi
Nicholas Khan
Tara Jafar original image
Merriam Al-Astrulabi (as Tara Jaffar)
Tara Jafar
Samantha Edmonds original image
Teacher
Samantha Edmonds

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