Ti-Jean Goes West - NFB

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Part comic adventure, part travelogue, this short film features the folkloric character of Ti-Jean, a French-Canadian kid endowed with magic powers. He travels west, drawing upon his superhuman strength to save a farmer’s crops. In their day (the 1950s) the Ti-Jean films were among the NFB’s most popular titles.

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Part comic adventure, part travelogue, this short film features the folkloric character of Ti-Jean, a French-Canadian kid endowed with magic powers. He travels west, drawing upon his superhuman strength to save a farmer’s crops. In their day (the 1950s) the Ti-Jean films were among the NFB’s most popular titles.

director

Raymond Garceau
producer

Roger Blais
script

Jean Palardy
camera

Ray Jones

Hector Lemieux
sound

Clarke Daprato
editing

Victor Jobin
narrator

Leslie Roberts
music

Maurice Blackburn

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