Status: Released
Released Date: 1959-01-02
Runtime: 29 mins
Director: Terence Macartney-Filgate
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary
Original title: The Back-breaking Leaf
Production Companies: ONF | NFB
Production Countries: Canada
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