Death of a Legend
1971
49 min
Coming soon
This documentary film by Bill Mason is about wolves and the negative myths surrounding the animal. Exceptional footage portrays the wolf's life cycle and the social organization of the pack, as well as other film of caribou, moose, deer and buffalo. Mason later made a feature documentary on wolves (Cry of the Wild, 1973) that played theatrically throughout North America and earned $5 million at the box office.
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This documentary film by Bill Mason is about wolves and the negative myths surrounding the animal. Exceptional footage portrays the wolf's life cycle and the social organization of the pack, as well as other film of caribou, moose, deer and buffalo. Mason later made a feature documentary on wolves (Cry of the Wild, 1973) that played theatrically throughout North America and earned $5 million at the box office.
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directorBill Mason
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photographyBill Mason
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editingBill Mason
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producerBarrie Howells
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commentaryStanley Jackson
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animation cameraKjeld NielsenCameron Gaul
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sound editingJohn Knight
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musicEldon Rathburn
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re-recordingRoger LamoureuxJean-Pierre Joutel
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castBlake James
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narratorDonald Brittain
Education
Ages 13 to 16
Science - Biology
Science - Life Systems/Ecology
Write a narrative from the point of view of the wolf or from the point of view
of a farmer. Discuss how humans have impacted the lives of wolves and how we
may have assigned certain attributes to wolves that are unfair. If you choose
the perspective of the wolf, try to capture a sense of the world which he
inhabits. Read Farley Mowat's 'Never Cry Wolf'.
