Grierson (1973)
- Released
- Runtime 0h 58m
- Director Roger Blais
- Genres Documentary
Synopsis
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'.
Cast
-
Michael Kane
as Narrator (voice)
-
John Grierson
as Self (archive footage)
-
Norman McLaren
as Self (archive footage)
-
Sydney Newman
as Self
- Basil Wright as Self
-
Lorne Greene
as Self
-
Woodrow Wilson
as Self (archive footage)
-
Roberto Rossellini
as Self
-
Joseph McCarthy
as Self (archive footage)
-
Joris Ivens
as Self
-
Indira Gandhi
as Self
- Margaret Grierson as Self
-
Alberto Cavalcanti
as Self
- Bosley Crowther as Self
- Pierre Juneau as Self
-
Lester B. Pearson
as Self (archive footage)
Crew
- Roger Blais Director
- Lewis McLeod Director of Photography
- Magí Torruella Director of Photography
- Jacques Fogel Director of Photography
- Eugene Boyko Director of Photography
- Michel Thomas-d'Hoste Director of Photography
- Les Halman Editor
- Annick de Bellefeuille Editor
- John Kramer Editor
- Roger Blais Producer
-
Donald Brittain
Writer
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