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Ark of the Covenant: The Bible’s Origins (2021)

Genre : Documentary, History

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Thierry Ragobert

Synopsis

In Israel, a joint French-Israeli scientific mission is set to unearth the secrets of the hill of Kiryath-Jearim (or Kiryat Ya’arim), converted to the site of a Catholic convent, where, according to the Bible, the Ark of the Covenant was kept for at least twenty years before being brought to Jerusalem by King David, father of King Solomon, who would eventually build the Holy of Holies inside the First Temple to house it.

Actors

Anne Cardona
Anne Cardona
Self - Narrator (voice)
Israël Filkenstein
Israël Filkenstein
Self - Archeologist
Thomas Römer
Thomas Römer
Self - Biblist
Matthew J. Adams
Matthew J. Adams
Self - Archeologist
Christophe Nicolle
Christophe Nicolle
Self - Archeologist
Amotz Agnon
Amotz Agnon
Self - Geophysicist
Yaniv Darvasi
Yaniv Darvasi
Self - Geophysicist
Marie de l'Arche
Marie de l'Arche
Self - Nun
Margaret Cohen
Margaret Cohen
Self - Archeologist
Naomi Porat
Naomi Porat
Self - Geologist
Tatiana Meltsen
Tatiana Meltsen
Self - Draftswoman
Noam Mizrahi
Noam Mizrahi
Self - Researcher
Pnina Shor
Pnina Shor
Self - Qumran Scrolls Curator
Scott Stripling
Scott Stripling
Self - Archeologist
Alexander Fantalkin
Alexander Fantalkin
Self - Archeologist
Zvi Lederman
Zvi Lederman
Self - Archeologist
Eythan Levy
Eythan Levy
Self - Archeologist
Lidar Sapir-Hen
Lidar Sapir-Hen
Self - Archaeozoologist
Lionel Marti
Lionel Marti
Self - Antiquities Curator
Ariane Thomas
Ariane Thomas
Self - Archeologist
Eran Arié
Eran Arié
Self - Antiquities Curator
Anal Mendel-Gabrovitch
Anal Mendel-Gabrovitch
Self - Epigraphist
Shira Faigenbaum-Golovin
Shira Faigenbaum-Golovin
Self - Mathematician
Eliazer Piasetzky
Eliazer Piasetzky
Self - Physicist

Crews

Thierry Ragobert
Thierry Ragobert
Director
Thierry Ragobert
Thierry Ragobert
Writer
Marie Thiry
Marie Thiry
Co-Writer
Fabrice Gerardi
Fabrice Gerardi
Co-Writer
Michel Abescat
Michel Abescat
Writer
Ronan Mayo
Ronan Mayo
Director of Photography
Yaniv Levy
Yaniv Levy
Sound
Denis Batardière
Denis Batardière
Editor
Fabrice Gerardi
Fabrice Gerardi
Editor
Charles Schlumberger
Charles Schlumberger
Original Music Composer
Pascale Ysebaert
Pascale Ysebaert
Executive Producer
Philippa Kowarsky
Philippa Kowarsky
Executive Producer
Nava Mizrahi
Nava Mizrahi
Executive Producer
Claire Bellard
Claire Bellard
Post Production Supervisor
Shoshi Korman
Shoshi Korman
Post Production Supervisor
Joelle Cohen Filkenstein
Joelle Cohen Filkenstein
Researcher
Fiona McLaughlin
Fiona McLaughlin
Researcher
Christine Loisy
Christine Loisy
Researcher
Charles Schlumberger
Charles Schlumberger
Sound Mixer
Éric Salleron
Éric Salleron
Color Grading
Stéphane Millière
Stéphane Millière
Delegated Producer
Philippa Kowarsky
Philippa Kowarsky
Delegated Producer
Olivier Tournaud
Olivier Tournaud
Executive Producer
Israël Filkenstein
Israël Filkenstein
Scientific Consultant
Thomas Römer
Thomas Römer
Scientific Consultant

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