The Road Taken

Movie·1996·0h 52m

The Road Taken

Country

Canada

Language

English

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The Story

Black sleeping-car porters who worked on Canada's railways from the early 1900s through the 1960s were proud men and well-respected by their community, but harsh working conditions prevented them from being promoted to other railway jobs until 1955 when porter Lee Williams took his fight to the union.

Written By

Frederick Ward

Producer

Selwyn Jacob, Dale Phillips

Cinematography

Charles Konowal

Editor

Michel Lalonde

Themes

civil rightstransportationrailroadlaborlabor unionracial discriminationpassenger trainblack canadian

Production House

ONF | NFB

Audience Score

90%

1 votes

Skip3%
Timepass7%
Go for it28%
Perfection62%

Where to watch

Region: CA

Free

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// cast

Cast

Frederick Ward

Narrator (voice)

// crew

Crew

Selwyn Jacob

Producer, Director

Dale Phillips

Producer, Executive Producer

Jerry Krepakevich

Producer

Graydon McCrea

Executive Producer

Charles Konowal

Director of Photography

Les Krizsan

Director of Photography

Michel Lalonde

Editor

Frederick Ward

Writer

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