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Death of a Legend
197149 min 30 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Bill Mason
Production: Barrie Howells
Script: Stanley Jackson
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada for the Canadian Wildlife Service.
The wolf is yet another species threatened by man and his technology, largely because of unfounded myths that have grown up around it. This film by Bill Mason disproves many of the fallacies. Studies by wildlife biologists reveal that the wolf helps maintain the balance of nature. The film contains some exceptional footage showing the wolf's life cycle and the social organization of the pack, as well as views of other wilderness animals: caribou, moose, deer, buffalo.
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Subject categories
- Environment and Conservation > AnimalsEndangered SpeciesMythological Perspectives
- Animals > MammalsMountain and Forest Animals
- Science > BiologyLife Systems/Ecology
Credits
- director
- Bill Mason
- photography
- Bill Mason
- editing
- Bill Mason
- producer
- Barrie Howells
- commentary
- Stanley Jackson
- animation camera
- Kjeld Nielsen
- Cameron Gaul
- sound editing
- John Knight
- music
- Eldon Rathburn
- re-recording
- Roger Lamoureux
- Jean-Pierre Joutel
- cast
- Blake James
- narrator
- Donald Brittain
Awards
- Golden Sheaf Award for Best CinematographyYorkton Film Festival
- Golden Sheaf Award for Best Nture and Wildlife FilmYorkton Film Festival
- Award for Exceptional MeritInternational Festival of Short Films
- Diploma of HonourInternational Days of Scientific and Didactic Films
- Etrog for Best Colour Cinematography to Bill MasonGenie Awards
- Gold MedalFestival of Tourist and Folklore Films
- Golden Rhododendron AwardInternational Festival of Mountain and Exploration Films Citta di Trento
- Red Ribbon AwardItinerant - American Film and Video Festival