Movie details

Grierson(1973)

Name: Grierson
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1973-09-13
Duration: 58 min
Rating: 7.333
Cast: Michael Kane, John Grierson, Norman McLaren, Sydney Newman, Basil Wright

Documentary

Status: Released
Release date: 1973-09-13
Runtime: 58m
Rating: 7.3 / 10 (3 votes)
Original language: en
Certification: -
Budget: -
Revenue: -
Popularity: 1
Adult content: No

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Overview

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'.