Capital

198523 min 45 secFilm: Fiction

Direction: Allan Kroeker

Production: Jerry KrepakevichMichael Scott

Script: Allan Kroeker

Co-produced by Atlantis Films Limited and the NFB with the participation of Global Television Network.

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, Bill, live and work here, reconditioning old cars for resale. The business transforms young Billy from an innocent into an "operator" who understands the value of capital. A film version of W.D. Valgardson's short story Capital.

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 Relationships

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
Joan Anderson
Brenda Bear
Percy Fiddler
Ron Gulay
Alan Howelko
Joyce Letexier
Ed McNamara
Bryan Stratton