Movie Showman

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.

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

29 min

Actor:

Gord Marriott

Quality:

HD

Director:

Harvey Spak

Release:

1989

Country:

Canada

IMDb:

10.0