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The Back-breaking Leaf (1959)
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."
Genres:
Documentary,
Short
Keywords: mdblist.one-actor,
tmdb.tobacco,
tmdb.ontario-canada,
tmdb.harvest,
tmdb.field-work,
mdblist.imdb-short,
imdb.agricultureimdb.tobacco-industry
Production Companies: ONF | NFB,
National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
Runtime: 29 min.
Released: Jan. 2, 1959
Status: Released
Certification: NR
