Canada / Nov 02, 1958
A Foreign Language (1958)
Directed by Stanley Jackson
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30min
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5.0/10
Plot
This film observes, in a Montréal public school, the teaching of English to immigrant children. To thousands of children arriving in Canada from Greece, Italy, France, Germany or Japan, English is "a foreign language." Under able coaching they begin to understand and even enjoy the vagaries of the English language.
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | A Foreign Language |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Canada |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | ONF | NFB |
| Official site | onf-nfb.gc.ca |
| Release date | 2 novembre 1958 |
| Executive producer | Tom Daly |
| Production | Roman Kroitor, Wolf Koenig |
| Cinematography | Reginald H. Morris |
| Assistant directors | Stanley Jackson |
| Camera operators | Reginald H. Morris |
| Additional photography | Reginald H. Morris |
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| Music | Frank Orban, Ron Alexander |
| Sound | Frank Orban, Ron Alexander |
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