Documentary ·Family · United Kingdom · 2010 · 13m

1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets

Director

Cast

Ben Kingsley as Al-Jazari / Librarian James Holly as Danny Courtney George as Isabella Rhiann Connor as Luke Stewart Scudamore as Ibn Al-Haytham Andrew Bridgmont as Abbas Ibn Firnas

Crew

Tom Fickling — Writer Phil Blundell — Producer Andrew Hardwick — Producer

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Alan Deakins Director Tom Fickling Writer Phil Blundell Producer Andrew Hardwick Producer

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