Documentary · Canada · 1959 · 29m

The Back-breaking Leaf

The Back-breaking Leaf poster
Director
Terence Macartney-Filgate
Cast
Stanley Jackson as Commentary
Crew
Terence Macartney-Filgate — Director of Photography John Spotton — Editor Wolf Koenig — Producer Roman Kroitor — Producer
Synopsis

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."

Mood & Themes
tobaccoontario, canadaharvestfield work
Key Collaborators
Terence Macartney-Filgate Director Terence Macartney-Filgate Director of Photography John Spotton Editor Wolf Koenig Producer Roman Kroitor Producer
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