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The Back-breaking Leaf

The Back-breaking Leaf (1959)

0h 29m | PG-13

⭐ 10 / 10

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."

Director: Terence Macartney-Filgate

Studio: ONF | NFB

Genre: Documentary

Video: 720p

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Cast

Stanley Jackson

Stanley Jackson

as Commentary