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Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace

Synopsis

The story of a man with an incredible vision, who helped shape the modern world; Andrew Carnegie. Genius of iron and steel, founder of scientific philanthropy, builder of libraries and institutions, brilliant writer, social philosopher of capitalism and a utopian with an unfulfilled dream – that the 21st century would be a century of world peace.
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2015 - World premiere

Details

Year
2015
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
59 mins
Director
Vicky Matthews
Producer
Sonita Gale
Editor
Steve Scales
Director of Photography
Alex Macdonald, Nelson Hume, Timothy Grucza, Jonathan Jones
Sound
Marc Wojtanowski, Rachel Anderson
Music
Blair Mowat
Principal cast
Narrated by Brian Cox, with contribution by Corey Johnson

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