Ben-Hur
1959
The Ornament of the World
17/12/2019 1h 56m 7.8/10
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.
Director
Michael Schwarz
Top Billed Cast
Image no found
David Levering Lewis
Himself (New York University)
Image no found
D. Fairchild Ruggles
Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Image no found
María Rosa Menocal
Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)
Image no found
Reuven Firestone
Himself (Hebrew Union College)
Image no found
Jerrilynn D. Dodds
Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)
Image no found
Frank Peters
Himself (New York University)
Similar Movies
Malcolm X
1992
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
The Royal Exchange
2017
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
Battleship Potemkin
1925
Like It Is
1968
Weeping for a Bandit
1964
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
1972
The Travelling Players
1975
Franco on Trial: The Spanish Nuremberg?
2018
Islam and the Future of Tolerance
2018
The Cave
2019
Land Without Bread
1933
Chavela
2017
Whom God Forgives
1957
Jesus Camp
2006
The Water Map
2024
When the Mountains Tremble
1983
Bones of Contention
2018