Grierson (1973)
1973 · 0h 58m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
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…
Director: Roger Blais
Writers: Donald Brittain
Cinematography: Lewis McLeod, Jacques Fogel
Editor: Les Halman, John Kramer
Cast
Michael Kane as Narrator (voice)John Grierson as Self (archive footage)Norman McLaren as Self (archive footage)Sydney Newman as SelfBasil Wright as SelfLorne Greene as SelfWoodrow Wilson as Self (archive footage)Roberto Rossellini as SelfJoseph McCarthy as Self (archive footage)Joris Ivens as SelfIndira Gandhi as SelfMargaret Grierson as SelfMore like this
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