The Back-breaking Leaf
Movie| Title | The Back-breaking Leaf |
| User score | 10 |
| Release date | Jan 2, 1959 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Director | Terence Macartney-Filgate |
| Production country | Canada |
| Production companies | ONF | NFB |
| Run time | 29 min. |
Here is a graphic picture of the tobacco harvest in southwestern Ontario. At the end of July, transient field workers move in for a brief bonanza when the plant is ripe. The tobacco harvesters call it "the back-breaking leaf."
