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The Back-breaking Leaf

195929 min 9.5 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

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."

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Release / first air1959-01-02
Original languageEN
GenresDocumentary
DirectorTerence Macartney-Filgate
WriterNot available
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionONF | NFB

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Stanley JacksonStanley JacksonCommentary

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