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Director, Julian Biggs ; producer, Julian Biggs ; executive producer, Guy Glover ; script, Joseph Schull ; photography, John Gunn ; sound, Leo O'Donnell ; sound editing, Kathleen Shannon ; re-recording, Ron Alexander.

Cast, James Barron, Ursula Dapery, William Ferguson, Art Samuels, Henry Gamer, Basil Schapiro, John Tregale.

Recorded 1961.

The printed word was his weapon, the courtroom his duelling ground. On March 1st, 1834, when Joseph Howe, editor of the Nova Scotian and champion of the reform, stood before a court on a charge of seditious libel, no lawyer dared defend him. So he defended himself and won a victory for freedom of the press.

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