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Cast

Stanley Jackson

Stanley Jackson

Commentary

Crew

Gilles Gascon

Gilles Gascon

Assistant Director

John Spotton

John Spotton

Editor

Vic Merrill

Vic Merrill

Sound

George Croll

George Croll

Sound

Eldon Rathburn

Eldon Rathburn

Music

Wolf Koenig

Wolf Koenig

Producer

Roman Kroitor

Roman Kroitor

Producer

Tom Daly

Tom Daly

Executive Producer

Terence Macartney-Filgate

Terence Macartney-Filgate

Director

Terence Macartney-Filgate

Terence Macartney-Filgate

Sound

Terence Macartney-Filgate

Terence Macartney-Filgate

Director of Photography

Movie poster

The Back-breaking Leaf

195910.0 / 1029 min
Documentary

Overview

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."