Movie·1959·0h 29m
The Back-breaking Leaf
Country
Canada
Language
English
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The Story
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."
Producer
Roman Kroitor, Tom Daly
Cinematography
Terence Macartney-Filgate
Editor
John Spotton
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
// crew
Crew
John Spotton
Editor
Roman Kroitor
Producer
Tom Daly
Executive Producer
Wolf Koenig
Producer
Terence Macartney-Filgate
Director, Director of Photography
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