The Huntsman

197216 min 12 secFilm: Fiction, Children's film

Direction: Douglas Jackson

Production: Douglas JacksonTom Daly

Script: Douglas Jackson

A film adaptation of a short story by Toronto writer David Lewis Stein about a ten-year-old boy who ferrets out golf balls from the rough, then sells his findings to passing golfers. There is an unexpected development when two unscrupulous older boys try to muscle in on his business. A children's film, but one that many adults will enjoy.

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Subject categories

  • Literature and Language > Adaptations of Literary Works
  • Literature and Language - Canada > Adaptations of Literary WorksCanadian LiteratureChildren's Materials
  • Children and Youth > Peer Relationships

Credits

director
Douglas Jackson
producer
Douglas Jackson
screenplay
Douglas Jackson
executive producer
Tom Daly
photography
Denis Gillson
sound
Ted Haley
editing
Edward Le Lorrain
Douglas Jackson
sound editing
Les Halman
re-recording
George Croll
music
Eldon Rathburn
cast
Dave Kalpakis
Stephen White
Len Watt
Mignon Elkins
Muriel Gold
Walter Wakefield
John Wildman

Awards

  • Honorable MentionInternational Short Film Festival
  • Best Direction AwardHEMISFILM
  • St. Finbarr Statuette - First Place - Category: Short Fiction FilmCork Film Festival