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Espolio

1970 (estimated) Theatrical National Film Board of Canada

Studio
National Film Board of Canada
Distributor
National Film Board of Canada

Synopsis

The theme concerns the responsibility of the innovator for the thing that he makes. A carpenter builds a cross, but he's reluctant to become involved in the right or wrong of situations that bring men to die on crosses. His interest is in his own craftsmanship.

Characters

Carpenter

Credits

Directing

Director
Sidney Goldsmith

Producing

Producer
Tom Daly

Voices

Voice
Walter Massey (Narrator)

Editing

Editor
Lucien Marleau

Crew

Photography
Kjeld Nielsen
Re-Recording
George Croll

Production notes

Based on a poem by Earle Birney and a painting by El Greco.

The filmmaker used light-pen drawings, giving color and emphasis through optical processes.