1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets

13m
DocumentaryFamily
5.5

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.

Cast

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

Crew

Alan Deakins
Director
Tom Fickling
Writer
Phil Blundell
Producer
Andrew Hardwick
Producer
Jonathan Spencer
Gaffer

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