🎬 Documentary

The Back-breaking Leaf

⭐ 9.5/10 1959 29m Dir. Terence Macartney-Filgate

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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."

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⭐ 9.5/10 2 votes

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Year
1959
Runtime
29m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 9.5/10
Votes
2
Genre
Documentary
Director
Terence Macartney-Filgate
Language
EN

Cast

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Stanley Jackson
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🎭 Documentary 🎬 Terence Macartney-Filgate 👤 Stanley Jackson
tobacco ontario, canada harvest field work

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The Back-breaking Leaf has a runtime of 29m ( and 29 minutes).
The Back-breaking Leaf was directed by Terence Macartney-Filgate and released in 1959.
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The cast of The Back-breaking Leaf includes Stanley Jackson.
The Back-breaking Leaf has a TMDB rating of 9.5/10 based on 2 votes.

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