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F.R. Scott : Rhyme and Reason / directed by: Donald Winkler ; produced by: Tom Daly, Barrie Howells ; production agency: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal).

Winkler, Donald, (film director.). Daly, Tom, (film producer.). Howells, Barrie, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary:

This absorbing documentary looks at the multi-faceted career of F.R. Scott, a truly remarkable Canadian whose work and vision of social justice spanned and influenced an entire era as Canada evolved during the 20th century. The film looks at Scott's role in the founding of the CCF Party in the 1930s, his years as a teacher of constitutional law, as a modernist poet, and as a champion of civil liberties. Appearing also are eminent figures from the fields in which Scott excelled, among them David Lewis and Eugene Forsey. Highlights include Scott's courtroom challenges of the Duplessis regime in the 1950s, his controversial support of the War Measures Act during the 1970 October Crisis in Qub̌ec, and readings from his poetry.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (57 min., 43 sec.) : sound
Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2016.
Copyright: ♭1982

Content descriptions

General Note:	Also available:.Also available in a video package: <I>Poets: A Sestet</I>.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Writer, Donald Winkler ; director, Donald Winkler ; film editor, Albert Kish ; research, Sheila Fischman ; photography, Barry Perles ; location sound, Bev Davidson, Jean-Guy Normandin, Hans Oomes ; sound editor, John Knight ; music, Alain Clavier ; music recording, Louis Hone ; re-recording, Hans Peter Strobl ; graphics, Normand Cousineau ; producer, Tom Daly ; executive producer, Barrie Howells.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 1982.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-04-05).