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A short film commissioned by CBC based on a poem by Canadian poet Irving Layton.

Released

1974-03-31
Revenue

n/a
Budget

n/a
Runtime

10mins
Genre

Drama
Status

Released
Language

English
Production

Cinematics Canada

Crew

Paul Quigley

Director

Irving Layton

Writer

Keywords:

canada poem poetry old woman

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