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Grierson (1973)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 58M

Director : Roger Blais

Synopsis

This feature film is 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."

Actors

Crews

Roger Blais
Roger Blais
Director
Les Halman
Les Halman
Editor
John Kramer
John Kramer
Editor
Annick de Bellefeuille
Annick de Bellefeuille
Editor
Magí Torruella
Magí Torruella
Director of Photography
Eugene Boyko
Eugene Boyko
Director of Photography
Jacques Fogel
Jacques Fogel
Director of Photography
Michel Thomas-d'Hoste
Michel Thomas-d'Hoste
Director of Photography
Lewis McLeod
Lewis McLeod
Director of Photography
Roger Blais
Roger Blais
Producer
David Bairstow
David Bairstow
Executive Producer
Raymond Dumas
Raymond Dumas
Animation Director
Jean-Pierre Joutel
Jean-Pierre Joutel
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bernard Bordeleau
Bernard Bordeleau
Sound Editor
André Galbrand
André Galbrand
Sound Editor
Bev Davidson
Bev Davidson
Sound
Colin Charles
Colin Charles
Sound
Gildas LeSausse
Gildas LeSausse
Sound
Ron Seltzer
Ron Seltzer
Sound
Hans Oomes
Hans Oomes
Sound

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