Release Date

01 Jan, 1949

Runtime

00:23: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

"Islam" by Georges Régnier (1949) is a documentary about Islamic art in Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, and Spain. The documentary received a special mention at the Venice Film Festival in 1949. Georges Régnier, a French documentary filmmaker active in the post-war period, was interested in North African cultures and colonial issues. In this film, he traces the history of Islam and its architectural art across these regions, and describes the expansion of Islam from Arabia to the Maghreb and Andalusia, highlighting mosques, minarets, and palaces such as those in Kairouan, Algiers, and Marrakech, all accompanied by the sounds of the Arabic call to prayer.

Original Title

Islam

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Actors

Crew

Georges Régnier

Claude Ibéria

Georges Régnier

André Costey

Louis Miaille

Lucien Joulin