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The Back-breaking Leaf (1959) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1959 · 29 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Terence Macartney-Filgate
- Starring
- Stanley Jackson
The image captures the grueling tobacco harvest in southwestern Ontario, where, at the end of July, seasonal laborers arrive for a short, intense period when the crops are ripe. The workers endure demanding, back‑breaking work, referring to the crop itself as “the back‑breaking leaf.”
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