Grierson (1973)
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'.
- Date of release
- 1973-09-13
- TMDB
- 7.3 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 58m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Roger Blais
Casting
- Michael Kane — Narrator (voice)
- John Grierson — Self (archive footage)
- Norman McLaren — Self (archive footage)
- Sydney Newman — Self
- Basil Wright — Self
- Lorne Greene — Self
- Woodrow Wilson — Self (archive footage)
- Roberto Rossellini — Self
- Joseph McCarthy — Self (archive footage)
- Joris Ivens — Self
- Indira Gandhi — Self
- Margaret Grierson — Self
Interesting facts
Grierson is a 1973 documentary directed by Roger Blais for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). It won, among other awards, the 1974 BAFTA Award for Best Documentary.
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