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| Genre/Form: | Documentary television programs Nonfiction television programs Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Robert Gardner; Regis Becker; Jonathan Grupper; Patrick Prentice; Richard Roughton; Brian Donegan; Ron Devillier; Ben Kingsley; Gardner Films, Inc.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.); Devillier-Donegan Enterprises.; PBS Home Video. |
| ISBN: | 0780635353 9780780635357 |
| OCLC Number: | 47048107 |
| Language Note: | Closed-captioned. |
| Notes: | An Empires special. |
| Credits: | Music, Leonard Lionnet ; editors, Christopher Schultz, David Grossbach ; art and architecture consultants, Sheila Blair, Jonathan Bloom ; content research, Yvonne Seng, Char Gardner ; graphic design, Dale Robbins. |
| Performer(s): | Narrated by Ben Kingsley. |
| Description: | 2 videocassettes (174 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. |
| Details: | VHS. |
| Contents: | pt. 1. The messenger -- The awakening (1 hr., 48 min.) -- pt. 2. The Ottomans (56 min.). |
| Other Titles: | Empires (Television program) |
| Responsibility: | produced and directed by Robert Gardner ; director of photography, Regis Becker ; writers, Jonathan Grupper, Patrick Prentice, Richard Roughton ; executive producers, Brian Donegan, Ron Devillier ; a Gardner Films production in association with PBS and Devillier Donegan Enterprises. |
Abstract:
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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