CHANGING TIMES IN AFGHANISTAN

Duration: 1R

Creator: Bell & Howell Company

Format: 16mm

Sound: Silent

Description: "In the summer of 1928 a special expedition studied Afghanistan and its ways. The film presents the customs and modes of life of the inhabitants of this unique age; the human processes unfolding amid the mountains and the valleys; the monuments and ruins of ancient Afghanistan; the varied racial composition; king, dervish, fakir, long-haired mountaineer, Mongol, Hindu." Wisconsin. Primitive methods of agriculture are shown, likewise the towns; camel, buffalo, and elephant transport; ruins of the ancient age; the surprisingly forced draft of modernity introduced by King Amanullah. The next leg of the journey finds our expedition at the village of the snake worshippers. A terrifying performance is shown in detail

Complete Record: Dewey number: 915.8 Review source: "Kansas." Format/cost: 16-si-$30; rent $1 Distributors / rental: University of Arizona, Extension Division $1; University of Kansas; Calhoun Company; Wilfred Naylor; Eastman Kodak Stores, Inc; Wilfred Naylor; W. D. Engleman Company; University of Iowa $1; Visual Education, Inc (Texas); Visual Education Service, Inc si-sd-$1-$1.50

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946