1959
10.0 (1 votes)
0h 29m
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
ONF | NFB
The Back-breaking Leaf
Overview
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."
Key Crew
Producer: Roman Kroitor, Wolf Koenig
Director: Terence Macartney-Filgate
Director of Photography: Terence Macartney-Filgate
Top Cast
Stanley Jackson
Commentary
