The Ornament of the World
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2019-11-19
⌚ Running Time: 116 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.8

Beloved Cast

Reuven Firestone original image
Himself (Hebrew Union College)
Reuven Firestone
David Levering Lewis original image
Himself (New York University)
David Levering Lewis
Jerrilynn D. Dodds original image
Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)
Jerrilynn D. Dodds
Frank Peters original image
Himself (New York University)
Frank Peters
María Rosa Menocal original image
Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)
María Rosa Menocal
D. Fairchild Ruggles original image
Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
D. Fairchild Ruggles
Abigail Balbale original image
Herself (New York University)
Abigail Balbale
Adnan Husain original image
Himself (Queen's University)
Adnan Husain
Teofilo Ruiz original image
Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)
Teofilo Ruiz
Dwight Reynolds original image
Himself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)
Dwight Reynolds
Ross Brann original image
Himself (Cornell University)
Ross Brann
Richard Bulliet original image
Himself (Columbia University)
Richard Bulliet
David Nirenberg original image
Himself (University of Chicago)
David Nirenberg
Peter Linehan original image
Himself (Cambridge University)
Peter Linehan
Tim Phelan original image
Narrator (voice)
Tim Phelan

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