It's a Crime

195712 min 32 secFilm: Animation

Direction: Wolf Koenig

Production: Tom Daly

Script: Roman KroitorGuy Glover

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada for the Canadian Department of Labour.

An animated film, in a humorous vein, showing how seasonal unemployment may be greatly lessened if industry, and the public generally, avail themselves of the increased labour supply during winter lay-offs. The advice comes from someone who knows--a gentleman thief and safecracker whose nefarious but highly skilled profession gives him a particular advantage in assessing the state of business, and the contents of strong boxes, during the winter fall-off of work. How the situation may be rectified with a little foresight and imagination is amply and amusingly illustrated.

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Subject categories


  • Industry and Commerce > Construction IndustriesWork and Labour Relations
  • Economics > Employment and UnemploymentWork Issues
  • Work and Labour Relations > Unemployment and Job Hunting

Credits


animation
Gerald Potterton
story
Roman Kroitor
layout
Colin Low
design
Colin Low
director
Wolf Koenig
backgrounds
Dino Rigolo
Pierre L'Amare
Sidney Goldsmith
assistant
Obaid Ul Haque
camera
Douglas Poulter
James Wilson
commentary
Guy Glover
sound recording
Joseph Champagne
music
Eldon Rathburn
zither
Ernst Naser
producer
Tom Daly

Awards


  • Diploma of HonourInternational Film Festival
  • DiplomaInternational Labour and Industrial Film Triennal