Canada / Sep 13, 1973
58min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A portrait of John Grierson, the first Canadian Government Film Commissioner and founder of the National Film Board in 1939. Interweaving archival footage, interviews with people who knew him and footage of Grierson himself, this film is a sensitive and informative portrait of a dynamic man of vision. Grierson believed that the filmmaker had a social responsibility, and that film could help a society realize democratic ideals. His absolute faith in the value of capturing the drama of everyday life was to influence generations of filmmakers all over the world. In fact, he coined the term 'documentary film'.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Roberto Rossellini | Self |
| Joseph McCarthy | Self (archive footage) |
| Joris Ivens | Self |
| Indira Gandhi | Self |
| Margaret Grierson | Self |
| Alberto Cavalcanti | Self |
| Bosley Crowther | Self |
| Pierre Juneau | Self |
| Lester B. Pearson | Self (archive footage) |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Grierson |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Canada |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | ONF | NFB |
| Official site | nfb.ca |
| Release date | 13 settembre 1973 |
| Executive producer | David Bairstow |
| Production | Roger Blais |
| Writer | Donald Brittain |
| Editing | Les Halman, John Kramer, Annick de Bellefeuille |
| Cinematography | Lewis McLeod, Jacques Fogel, Eugene Boyko, Michel Thomas-d'Hoste, Magí Torruella |
| Assistant directors | Roger Blais |
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| Camera operators | Lewis McLeod, Jacques Fogel, Eugene Boyko, Michel Thomas-d'Hoste, Magí Torruella |
| Additional photography | Lewis McLeod, Jacques Fogel, Eugene Boyko, Michel Thomas-d'Hoste, Magí Torruella |
| Visual effects | Raymond Dumas |
| Music | Colin Charles, Bev Davidson, Jean-Pierre Joutel, André Galbrand, Ron Seltzer, Gildas LeSausse, Hans Oomes, Bernard Bordeleau |
| Sound | Colin Charles, Bev Davidson, Jean-Pierre Joutel, André Galbrand, Ron Seltzer, Gildas LeSausse, Hans Oomes, Bernard Bordeleau |
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