A portrait of and tribute to the author who, with the publication of Barometer Rising in 1941, set a precedent in Canadian literature by writing about Canadian topics and places and, in so doing, paved the way for a thriving national literary movement. Through the use of still photographs, archival footage and interviews, this documentary traces seven decades of MacLennan's public and private life--as a young boy in Nova Scotia, brought up in a strict Presbyterian family of Scottish descent, as a Rhodes scholar at Oxford, as a professor at McGill University, and as the author of seven novels and numerous essays. Also featured in the film are several readings from MacLennan's work.
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directorRobert Duncan
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producerRobert Duncan
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scriptRobert Duncan
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narratorRobert Duncan
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executive producerRoger KennedyBarrie Howells
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cinematographyVic Sarin
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soundBob Jones
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editingJanice Brown
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sound editingBernard BordeleauDiane Normandeau
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re-recordingHans Peter StroblAdrian Croll
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musicChris Crilly
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Hugh MacLennan: Portrait of a Writer, Robert Duncan, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
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