The General foreman

Canada, 1958

Film
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Episode of Series “Nature of Work”.
The general foreman is an example of “the man in the middle”, subject to pressures from above and below. The film dramatizes his con.licting loyalties to the company and the men under him

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producer/director

Morten Parker

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:29:05:00

Production places
Canada
Production dates
1958

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Nature of Work

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