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Grierson

Roger Blais

1973 • 58m

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 foot...

Grierson

Cast

Michael Kane

Michael KaneNarrator (voice)

John Grierson

John GriersonSelf (archive footage)

Norman McLaren

Norman McLarenSelf (archive footage)

Sydney Newman

Sydney NewmanSelf

Basil WrightSelf

Lorne Greene

Lorne GreeneSelf

Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow WilsonSelf (archive footage)

Roberto Rossellini

Roberto RosselliniSelf

Joseph McCarthy

Joseph McCarthySelf (archive footage)

Joris Ivens

Joris IvensSelf

Indira Gandhi

Indira GandhiSelf

Margaret GriersonSelf

Alberto Cavalcanti

Alberto CavalcantiSelf

Bosley CrowtherSelf

Pierre JuneauSelf

Crew

Donald Brittain

Donald BrittainWriter

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