Islam, empire of faith [videorecording] /produced by Gardner Films in association with PBS and Devillier Donegan Enterprises ; producer/director, Robert Gardner ; sereis writer, Jonathan Grupper.
Contributor(s): Kingsley, Ben | Gardner, Robert | Grupper, Jonathan | Gardner Films, Inc | Devillier-Donegan Enterprises | Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.).
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Visual materialPublisher: [Alexandria, Va.] : Hollywood, Calif. : PBS Home Video ; Distributed by Paramount Home Video, c2005Edition: Widescreen format.Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 160 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.ISBN: 1415707553.Uniform titles: Empires (Television program) Subject(s): Islam -- History | Islam -- Influence | Video recordings for the hearing impairedGenre/Form: Documentary television programs. | DVD-Video discs.DDC classification: 297 DVD; region 1.
Soundtrack in English.
Closed-captioned.
Title and credits from container.
Narrator, Ben Kingsley.
Director of photography, Regis Becker ; editors, Christopher Schultz, David Grossbach ; music, Leonard Lionnet.
Originally produced as an episode of the television program Empires in 2000.
Special features: behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film; a tour of ancient Islamic architecture with producer's commentary.
Documents the rise and growth of Islam throughout the world, from the birth of Prophet Muhammad in the 6th century through the peak of the Ottoman Empire 1000 years later. Discusses the impact of Islamic civilization on world history and culture.
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