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Title

Grierson [motion picture] / National Film Board of Canada.

Publication

New York : National Film Board of Canada, 1973.

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Additional Authors

• Blais, Roger.
• National Film Board of Canada.

Description

2 film reels (57 min.) : sd. b&w./col.; 16 mm.

Summary

Reviews the life and work of filmmaker John Grierson, "the father of documentary film." Uses film footage, posters and news clips to re-create Griersons's early life, his passion for films, his social consciousness and his establishment of the National Film Board of Canada. Roberto Rossellini, Joris Ivens, Sir Arthur Elton, Edgar Anstey, Basil Wright and others discuss Grierson's influences on their lives.

Subject

• Grierson, John, 1898-1972
• Motion picture producers and directors > Biography
• Motion pictures > History
• Documentary films

Credits (note)

• Director, Roger Blais.

Title

Grierson [motion picture] / National Film Board of Canada.

Imprint

New York : National Film Board of Canada, 1973.

Credits

Director, Roger Blais.

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Added Author

Blais, Roger.

National Film Board of Canada.

Branch Call Number

M16 1492 G