Grierson

Grierson (1973)

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 vision. Grierson believed that the filmmaker had a social responsibility, and that film could help a society realize democratic ideals. His absolute faith in the value of capturing the drama of everyday life was to influence generations of filmmakers all over the world. In fact, he coined the term 'documentary film'.

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  • Release Date: 1973-09-13
  • Runtime: 0h 58min
  • Director: Roger Blais

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Cast

  • Michael Kane

    Narrator (voice)

  • John Grierson

    Self (archive footage)

  • Norman McLaren

    Self (archive footage)

  • Sydney Newman

    Self

  • Basil Wright

    Self

  • Lorne Greene

    Self

  • Woodrow Wilson

    Self (archive footage)

  • Roberto Rossellini

    Self

  • Joseph McCarthy

    Self (archive footage)

  • Joris Ivens

    Self

  • Indira Gandhi

    Self

  • Margaret Grierson

    Self

  • Alberto Cavalcanti

    Self

  • Bosley Crowther

    Self

  • Pierre Juneau

    Self

  • Lester B. Pearson

    Self (archive footage)

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