Grierson
Grierson
Release: 1973-09-13
·Runtime: 58m
·★ 6.5
Documentary
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'.
Production Countries
Canada
Production Companies
ONF | NFB
Cast
Lorne Greene
as Self
Roberto Rossellini
as Self
Joris Ivens
as Self
Michael Kane
as Narrator (voice)
Woodrow Wilson
as Self (archive footage)
Alberto Cavalcanti
as Self
John Grierson
as Self (archive footage)
Norman McLaren
as Self (archive footage)
Sydney Newman
as Self
Joseph McCarthy
as Self (archive footage)
Indira Gandhi
as Self
Lester B. Pearson
as Self (archive footage)
