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The Wonderful World of Albert Kahn
Directed by: David Okuefuna
Produced by: Saskia Baron
Narrated by: Veronika Hyks
In this awe-inspiring BBC documentary, rare color photographs from 1909 to 1929 make you feel like a privileged eyewitness to a disappearing world. Hoping to promote world peace and understanding, French banker and philanthropist Albert Kahn sent photographers to 50 countries, where they took more than 72,000 vivid and hauntingly beautiful color pictures. In this best-of-the-best collection, behold and marvel at ancient cultures, ordinary life and momentous events.
Item Number: 16157
- Format:
- DVD Widescreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 8 1/2 Hours
- Originally Aired On:
- Ovation
- Number of Discs:
- 3
- Special Features:
• Photo Galleries
Over 72,000 color photographs. More than 180,000 meters of film. Hundreds of letters, diaries, and testimonies, describing extraordinary journeys through exotic lands. This vast treasury is held in the archives of the Albert Kahn Museum in Paris - home to the most important collection of early color photographs in the world. In 1909, the French financier Albert Kahn decided to send photographers around the globe to document life on the planet. These photographers witnessed some of the most momentous events of the age, but they also photographed the intimate details of the everyday lives of ordinary people. A century on, viewers can see Kahn's remarkable archive of vivid and hauntingly-beautiful pictures.
1. A Vision of the World
2. Men of the World
3. Europe on the Brink
4. The Soldier's Story
5. The Civilians' Story
6. Europe After the Fire
7. Middle East: The Birth of Nations
8. Far East: Expeditions to Empires
9. The End of a World
10. Japan in Color
Narrated by Veronika Hyks
Directed by David Okuefuna
Produced by Saskia Baron, Rosie Schellenberg, Nicola Seare, Adam Levy
Executive Produced by David Okuefuna
Original Music by Chic Medley
Cinematography by Paul Teverini, Mark Molesworth
Film Editing by James Calderwood
