Hailed as “the world’s most exciting and innovative figure skater”. Canadian, Toller Cranston, is the subject of this film. Apart from being a brilliant ice skater, Cranston is also an accomplished fine artist with numerous painting exhibitions to his credit. The film shows several skating routines in full, depicting Toller’s original style and how sometimes he uses some of his painting ideas in his skating routines. Features the World Championships at Colorado Springs.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322940
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Biographical films
Biographical
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Canada
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters - Canada
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Creative ability
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Ice skaters
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Skating
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports - Canada
People → Biographical films
People → Cranston, Toller
Short films
Short films → Short films - Canada
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)