Afghanistan Today, 1954
Decade: 1950
Afghanistan travelogue
Afghanistan in the 1950s.
V/o commentary to standard travelogue; begins in Kabul - road building through mountains; lark in fields. Nomads; carpets; dam building. King visits Public Health Centre; watches "national sport" horsemen playing polo with dead goat. Good colour photography of mountain scenery. Views of Bamiyan Buddha sculptures.
Main focus: Sequence showing King and prime Minister at Health Centre, then reception. Good footage of farmers, nomads, children. Lots of horses in 'national sport. Interesting shots of Kabul.
Afghanistan travelogue
Afghanistan in the 1950s.
V/o commentary to standard travelogue; begins in Kabul - road building through mountains; lark in fields. Nomads; carpets; dam building. King visits Public Health Centre; watches "national sport" horsemen playing polo with dead goat. Good colour photography of mountain scenery. Views of Bamiyan Buddha sculptures.
Main focus: Sequence showing King and prime Minister at Health Centre, then reception. Good footage of farmers, nomads, children. Lots of horses in 'national sport. Interesting shots of Kabul.
- Title: Afghanistan Today, 1954
- Date: 14th April 2020
- Summary: Afghanistan travelogue Afghanistan in the 1950s. V/o commentary to standard travelogue; begins in Kabul - road building through mountains; lark in fields. Nomads; carpets; dam building. King visits Public Health Centre; watches "national sport" horsemen playing polo with dead goat. Good colour photography of mountain scenery. Views of Bamiyan Buddha sculptures. Main focus: Sequence showing King and prime Minister at Health Centre, then reception. Good footage of farmers, nomads, children. Lots of horses in 'national sport. Interesting shots of Kabul.
- Country:Afghanistan
- Collection:Greenpark
- Decade:1950
- Keyword:Afghanistan 1954, nomads, dam building, Afghan King, Bamiyan Buddha sculptures, agriculture, health centre, horses, polo