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The Back-breaking Leaf

1959Movie29 min

Documentary
89
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb8.4
89
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb8.4

Summary

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."

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Directed by
Terence Macartney-Filgate
Produced by
Roman Kroitor, Wolf Koenig
Music by
Eldon Rathburn

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Facts

January 2, 1959 · 29 min · Documentary

Released
January 2, 1959
Runtime
29 min
Genres
Documentary
Original language
English
Made in
Canada
Available in
1 country