1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets

Jan 21, 2010

0h 13m

★ 5.5

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.

Genres

Documentary

Family

Production Companies

1001 Inventions

The Edge Picture Company

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Cast

Al-Jazari / Librarian

Ben Kingsley

Danny

James Holly

Isabella

Courtney George

Luke

Rhiann Connor

Ibn Al-Haytham

Stewart Scudamore

Abbas Ibn Firnas

Andrew Bridgmont

Al-Zahrawi

Nicholas Khan

Merriam Al-Astrulabi (as Tara Jaffar)

Tara Jafar

Teacher

Samantha Edmonds

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