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The Wonderful World of Albert Khan

Arts, Technology Documentary hosted by Veronika Hyks, published by BBC in 2009 - English narration





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The Wonderful World of Albert Khan

In 1908, the French banker and philanthropist Albert Kahn launched one of the most ambitious projects in the history of photography. A pacifist, internationalist and utopian idealist, Kahn decided to use his private fortune to improve understanding between the nations of the world. To this end, he created what he called his Archive of the Planet. For the next two decades, he dispatched professional photographers to document the everyday lives of people in more than 50 countries all around the world. Kahn's wealth enabled him to supply his photographers with the most advanced camera technology available. They used the autochrome - the first user-friendly camera system capable of producing true-colour photographs.




3) Europe on the Brink
This programme tells the story of Kahn's photographer Auguste Leon visit to Scandinavia in 1910, finding widespread deprivation and even famine. He also journeyed to Italy in 1913, and then to the Balkans, where he recorded the increasing volatility in Europe.



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* Video Codec: XviD ISO MPEG-4
* Video Bitrate: 1827 kbps
* Video Resolution: 704 x 400
* Video Aspect Ratio: (16:9)
* Frames Per Second: 25
* Audio Codec: 0x2000 (Dolby AC3)
* Audio Bitrate: 128 kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
* Audio Streams: 2
* Audio Languages: English
* RunTime Per Part: 50mins
* Number Of Parts: 10
* Part Size: 700 MB
* Source: DVD
* Encoded by: Harry65



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1) Further Information

http://www.albertkahn.co.uk/about.html