The Deserter

195630 minFilm: Documentary

Direction: Julian Biggs

Production: Grant McLean

Script: Thomas Farley

In an atmosphere charged with domestic strife and tension, this film brings into focus the work of the Family Welfare Service in a large Canadian city. It portrays one of the typical cases with which this welfare organization is called upon to deal--the husband who deserts his family, leaving the wife to fend for herself and her children. The film does not pass judgment on the husband but shows how, through the understanding counsel of a social welfare worker, the family is reunited and a way found out of their dilemma.

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Subject categories


  • Families > CouplesSocial Programs and Services
  • Civics/Citizenship > Citizen Responsibilities
  • Ethics and Religious Culture > Ethical Values
  • Family Studies/Home Economics > Parenting
  • Social Studies > Social Policies and Programs

Credits


director
Julian Biggs
producer
Grant McLean
executive producer
Grant McLean
script
Thomas Farley
photography
John Foster
sound
Frank Orban
editing
Dennis Sawyer
cast
Sean Sullivan
Les Rubie
Charmion King