The Back-breaking Leaf

The Back-breaking Leaf (1959)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1959-01-02
  • User Rating: 10/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 0h 29min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: ONF | NFB
  • Production Country: Canada
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Summary

Here is a graphic picture of the tobacco harvest in southwestern Ontario. At the end of July, transient field workers move in for a brief bonanza when the plant is ripe. The tobacco harvesters call it "the back-breaking leaf."

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Directing Gilles Gascon Assistant Director
Production Tom Daly Executive Producer
Editing John Spotton Editor
Sound Eldon Rathburn Music
Production Roman Kroitor Producer
Sound George Croll Sound
Production Wolf Koenig Producer
Sound Vic Merrill Sound
Directing Terence Macartney-Filgate Director
Sound Terence Macartney-Filgate Sound
Camera Terence Macartney-Filgate Director of Photography