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The Son
195226 min 40 secFilm: Fiction
Direction: Julian Biggs
Production: Michael Spencer
Script: Julian Biggs
A dramatic portrayal of a not infrequent rural problem: the tendency of farmers' sons to leave the land in favour of other employment. The serene pastoral countryside of southern Ontario provides the story background. Howard, an only son, has grown to manhood under his father's domination, working for a weekly pittance that offers no independence. His resentment finally threatens a complete break from the farm. A legal partnership agreement between father and son provides an amicable solution.
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Subject categories
- Families > Family ConflictsRural FamiliesWork and Unemployment
- Agriculture > FarmsOntarioSocial Issues
Credits
- director
- Julian Biggs
- script
- Julian Biggs
- producer
- Michael Spencer
- camera
- Walter A. Sutton
- sound
- Joseph Champagne
- editing
- Victor Jobin
- sound editing
- Peter Jones
- music
- Robert Fleming
Awards
- Honourable Mention - Category: Non-theatricalGenie Awards