NFB Collection
Bow and Arrow
197914 min 41 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: William Pettigrew
Production: Desmond DewMarrin CanellBarrie Howells
Script: Donald Brittain
The bow and arrow has been described as a "royal instrument of sport" and a "lethal instrument of war." This film presents a short history of a versatile tool and describes its functions through the ages: from the days of the great conqueror Genghis Khan, who overran China with this weapon, to the modern Olympics.
Subject categories
- Sports and Leisure > Archery and Fencing
Credits
- director
- William Pettigrew
- editing
- William Pettigrew
- producer
- Desmond Dew
- Marrin Canell
- executive producer
- Barrie Howells
- commentary
- Donald Brittain
- narrator
- Donald Brittain
- photography
- David De Volpi
- Eric Chamberlain
- Jacques Avoine
- sound
- Richard Nichol
- sound editing
- Ken Page
- re-recording
- Hans Peter Strobl
- music
- Alain Clavier
Awards
- Red Ribbon Award - Category: Sports and LeisureItinerant - American Film and Video Festival