The Back-breaking Leaf
1959•29m•9.5•Released
Documentary
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."
Director
Terence Macartney-Filgate
Languages
English
Studio
ONF | NFB
Cast
Stanley Jackson
Commentary
Production
Company
ONF | NFB
Producer
Wolf Koenig
Producer
Roman Kroitor
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