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Movie Showman

Movie Showman

★ 10.0/10•1989•29m•Documentary

This short film portrays the NFB's itinerant projectionists during the '40s and early '50s who travelled throughout Canada, bringing films and discussions to rural communities. The film uses a mix of dramatic re-enactments with archival footage and interviews with veterans of the movie circuit to shed light on an important period in Canadian film history.

Harvey Spak · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime29m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 1, 1989

Actors

Gord Marriott

Self - Narrator (voice)

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