Roman Kroitor Movies

  • 1958
    Country Threshing

    Country Threshing

    Country Threshing

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    This short documentary records the rural sights and sounds of the Eastern Townships of Quebec. The day of the big stationary threshing machine is...

    Country Threshing
  • 1966
    Stravinsky

    Stravinsky

    Stravinsky

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    This documentary is an informal portrait of the great modern composer Igor Stravinsky. Proudly American, though still very much an Old World figure...

    Stravinsky
  • 1974
    Circus World

    Circus World

    Circus World

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    A vivid, behind-the-scenes look at the Big Top, the Greatest Show on Earth as presented by Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey. Seen from the...

    Circus World
  • 1959
    Emergency Ward

    Emergency Ward

    Emergency Ward

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    This 1959 documentary short is a frank portrait of the daily operations inside the Montreal General Hospital’s emergency ward.

    Emergency Ward
  • 1962
    Lonely Boy

    Lonely Boy

    Lonely Boy

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    This short film portrays the story of singer Paul Anka, who rose from obscurity to become the idol of millions of adolescent fans around the world....

    Lonely Boy
  • 1958
    Police

    Police

    Police

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    The misbehaving public performs for the camera in a half-hour miscellany of misdeeds. In a behind-the-scenes look at the hour-by-hour operation of a...

    Police
  • 1963
    Toronto Jazz

    Toronto Jazz

    Toronto Jazz

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    Toronto is regarded as the third largest jazz centre in North America. This film features a cross-section of jazz bands of that city: the Lenny Breau...

    Toronto Jazz
  • 2006
    Live Before the Letter

    Live Before the Letter

    Live Before the Letter

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    Thanks to the development of techniques and the adventurous spirit of pioneering filmmakers, among whom Michel Brault occupies a central place, a new...

    Live Before the Letter
  • 1958
    Blood and Fire

    Blood and Fire

    Blood and Fire

    01958HD

    The Salvation Army in action. Band rehearsals, personal reminiscences of an Army officer, and an unrehearsed "coming to Christ" in the Army Citadel...

    Blood and Fire
  • 1961
    The Days of Whisky Gap

    The Days of Whisky Gap

    The Days of Whisky Gap

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    Rousing tales of the North-West Mounted Police are brought to life through photos and artists' sketches. In 1873, the North-West Mounted Police were...

    The Days of Whisky Gap
  • 1957
    It's a Crime

    It's a Crime

    It's a Crime

    01957HD

    A suave safecracker offers his reflections on wintertime unemployment in Canada.

    It's a Crime
  • 1958
    Memory of Summer

    Memory of Summer

    Memory of Summer

    01958HD

    An attempt to recapture the magic of childhood as the cameras follow children at play.

    Memory of Summer
  • 1959
    The Back-breaking Leaf

    The Back-breaking Leaf

    The Back-breaking Leaf

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    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...

    The Back-breaking Leaf
  • 1959
    Glenn Gould: Off the Record

    Glenn Gould: Off the Record

    Glenn Gould: Off the Record

    01959HD

    Canadian concert pianist Glenn Gould enjoys a respite at his lakeside cottage. It is an aspect of Gould previously known only to the collie pacing...

    Glenn Gould: Off the Record
  • 1962
    The Living Machine

    The Living Machine

    The Living Machine

    01962HD

    In two half-hour parts, The Living Machine explores the progress made in electronics technology and looks forward to an exciting world-to-be....

    The Living Machine
  • 1958
    A Foreign Language

    A Foreign Language

    A Foreign Language

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    This film observes, in a Montréal public school, the teaching of English to immigrant children. To thousands of children arriving in Canada...

    A Foreign Language
  • 2000
    CyberWorld

    CyberWorld

    CyberWorld

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    A collaboration of computer-animated films which features new characters and old friends from the award-winning Fox network television series, "The...

    CyberWorld
  • 1991
    The Rolling Stones: Live at the Max

    The Rolling Stones: Live at the Max

    The Rolling Stones: Live at the Max

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    A filming of the 1990 Rolling Stones "Steel Wheels" concert that traveled Europe. This was filmed in the IMAX process, which allows the film to be...

    The Rolling Stones: Live at the Max
  • 1957
    City of Gold

    City of Gold

    City of Gold

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    This classic short film depicts the Klondike gold rush at its peak, when would-be prospectors struggled through harsh conditions to reach the fabled...

    City of Gold
  • 1980
    Nose and Tina

    Nose and Tina

    Nose and Tina

    01980HD

    Nose and Tina are a couple in love. The film captures the domestic details of their life together and documents their hassles with work, money and...

    Nose and Tina