1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets
Jan 21, 2010 | IMDB 5.5
13 min Watch NowDocumentary, Family
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.
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