NFB Collection
Bush Doctor
195410 min 48 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Jean Palardy
Production: Roger Blais
Script: Jean PalardyIan MacNeill
Flying physician, Dr. Paul-Léon Rivard, paper company doctor at Clova, Québec, has a practice covering 6000 patients scattered over 50 000 square km of the Abitibi region. He manages to cover the wilderness by plane, dog team and snowshoe, to help wherever needed.
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Subject categories
- Health and Medicine > Community Health ServicesPortraits
Credits
- participant
- Paul-Léon Rivard
- director
- Jean Palardy
- script
- Jean Palardy
- producer
- Roger Blais
- commentary
- Ian MacNeill
- photography
- Robert Humble
- sound
- Clarke Daprato
- editing
- Victor Jobin
- sound editing
- William Greaves
- narrator
- John Drainie
- music
- Eldon Rathburn
Awards
- Special MentionGenie Awards