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Grierson

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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'.

  • Release date
  • September 13, 1973
  • Runtime
  • 58 min
  • Genres
  • Documentary
  • Director
  • Roger Blais

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Michael Kane photo Michael Kane Narrator (voice) John Grierson photo John Grierson Self (archive footage) Norman McLaren photo Norman McLaren Self (archive footage) Sydney Newman photo Sydney Newman Self Basil Wright Self Lorne Greene photo Lorne Greene Self Woodrow Wilson photo Woodrow Wilson Self (archive footage) Roberto Rossellini photo Roberto Rossellini Self

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