Director, Terence Macartney-Filgate ; camera, Terence Macartney-Filgate ; editing, John Spotton ; sound, Terence Macartney-Filgate, Victor Merrill, George Croll ; music, Eldon Rathburn ; commentary, Stanley Jackson ; producer, Roman Kroitor, Wolf Koenig ; executive producer, Tom Daly.

Recorded 1959.

Smokers say it's relaxing, but tobacco harvesters call it "the back-breaking leaf." Here is a graphic picture of the tobacco harvest in southwestern Ontario, presented from the points of view of the transient field workers who move in for a brief bonanza when the leaves are ripe, and of the farmers who depend solely on this crop. A 1959 black and white production.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Blue Ribbon Award - Category: Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, 1961 Eurovision Grand Prix - Documentary Film, 1960 Diploma of Merit - Category: Films dealing with the problems of people at work, 1963

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).