The Back-breaking Leaf

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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Documentary
Release Date

Jan 02, 1959

Duration: 29 min

Popularity: 0.18
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Directed by

Terence Macartney-Filgate

Productions

ONF | NFB (CA)

Budget

Revenue: NA

Crew & Team

Gilles Gascon

Assistant Director

Terence Macartney-Filgate

Director