The Back-breaking leaf
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This graphic portrait of the tobacco harvest in southwestern Ontario is presented from the points of view of the transient field workers who move in for a brief bonanza when the leaves are ripe and of the farmers who depend solely on this crop. Employing a jazz score blended with indigenous music played by the pickers, the film captures the flow of work with its relentless stooping, picking and bundling in hot, airless rows.
Credits
- Directed by
- Terence Macartney-Filgate
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Smokers say it’s relaxing, but tobacco harvesters call it “the back-breaking leaf.” Here is a graphic picture of the tobacco harvest in southwestern Ontario, presented from points of view of the transient field workers who move in for a brief bonanza when the leaves are ripe, and of the farmers who depend solely on this crop. A 1959 black and white production. Camera by: Terence Macartney-Filgate, Music by: Eldon Rathburn, Commentary by: Stanley Jackson. (Awards: Cannes; New York; Antwerp.)
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- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description
- YouTube channel: NFB · video ↗ — title, description, video
- Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record
- Wikidata · Q123288292 ↗ — country, credits
- 16mm Filmography editors — catalog record
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