Capital

198128 min 40 secFilm: Fiction

Direction: Allan Kroeker

Production: Jerry KrepakevichMichael Scott

Script: Allan Kroeker

Set against the beauty and harsh reality of the Interlake region of Manitoba, this is the story of a unique father-and-son relationship. Abel Shizter and his son Billy live and work here, reconditioning old cars for resale. The business transforms young Billy from an innocent into an "operator" who learns the value of capital. A film version of Manitoba author W.D. Valgardson's short story of the same name.

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Subject categories

  • Literature and Language > Adaptations of Literary Works
  • Literature and Language - Canada > Adaptations of Literary WorksCanadian Literature
  • Industry and Commerce > BusinessWestern Canada
  • Families > Parent-Child RelationshipsWork and Unemployment

Credits

director
Allan Kroeker
screenplay
Allan Kroeker
producer
Jerry Krepakevich
Michael Scott
executive producer
Michael Scott
photography
Don Campbell
Elise Swerhone
sound
Leon Johnson
editing
Norma Bailey
sound editing
Ken Rodeck
re-recording
Clive Perry
music
Dan Donahue
Randolph Peters
cast
Frank Adamson
Evelyne Anderson
Ed McNamara
Bryan Stratton

Awards

  • Golden Sheaf Award to Ed McNamara for Best PerformanceYorkton Film Festival
  • Award of ExcellenceItinerant - AMTEC