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Jack Rabbit
197528 min 40 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: William Brind
Production: William BrindColin Low
Script: Stanley Jackson
The story of hundred-year-old Herman Smith Johannsen--nicknamed Jack Rabbit by Indians--the man who introduced the sport of cross-country skiing to this country. In the film we see him at the Canadian Ski Marathon north of Montréal, where he is the honoured guest, and on a return trip to his native Norway. From present to past, his life is retraced with pictures from sports newsreels, Norwegian archives, and his family album.
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Subject categories
- Sports and Leisure - Winter Sports > Cross-country SkiingPortraits
- Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > European OriginsPortraits
- Seniors > Portraits
- Diversity > Diversity in Communities
- English Language Arts > Journalism
- History and Citizenship Education > Population and Settlement (1608-present)
- Family Studies/Home Economics > Relationships
Credits
- director
- William Brind
- producer
- William Brind
- executive producer
- Colin Low
- script
- Stanley Jackson
- narrator
- Stanley Jackson
- photography
- Don Virgo
- sound
- Hans Oomes
- editing
- William Brind
- Stanley Jackson
- Ken Page
- Janice Brown
- sound editing
- Ken Page
- re-recording
- Jean-Pierre Joutel
- music
- Larry Crosley
- music recording
- Roger Lamoureux
Awards
- AwardInternational Ski Film Festival