Collection search - Was Tom Thomson Murdered?

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Was Tom Thomson Murdered?

Item number (ISN):

299157

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1969

Item number (ISN):

299157

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: HEAD OFFICE

Accession:

1982-0253

Media:

Video

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1969

Production company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Production credit:

director/producer, Peter Kelly; executive producer/narrator, Thom Benson; script, Hugh Kemp; photography, Harry Makin; editing, Edward Fedison; sound, Erik Hopp; music, Lucio Agostini

Cast credit:

W.J. Eastaugh, Michael Zenon, Colin Fox, James Edmonds, Patrick Sinclair, Jack VAn Evera, John Sullivan

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Television documentary on the life and death of Canadian artist Tom Thomson narrated by Thom Benson. A re-enactment of Thomson's life and the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death on July 8, 1917 is followed by a discussion of a current controversy concerning Thomson's final resting place. Filmed at Canoe Lake, Algonquin Park, where the drowned body of Thomson was found, the dramatization is based on the original documents and research of Judge William T. Little. Archival photographs and drawings illustrate Thomson's childhood in Leith, Ontario and early working life in Seattle and later Toronto; scenes of Canada's northern landscape interspliced with Thomson's paintings provide a visual background to the narrative which outlines the artist's chosen lifestyle and explores his inner motivation. The unresolved mystery surrounding Thomson's death and burial, sparked by the posthumous recognition of his work, is examined through commentary and interviews with Judge Little, Dr. Nobel Sharp of the Ontario Forensic Laboratory and others. Footage of the cemetery sites at Canoe Lake and Leith, Ontario, together with shots of the exhumed skull and photographs of Thomson used in the 1956 inquiry illustrate the discussion. <60mn>

Language:

English

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Vault ISN:

333090

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V2 8304-0072

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

830605

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V2_8304-0072.mxf

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V2 8304-0072

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

837967

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V2_8304-0072.mp4

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V2 8304-0072

Status:

REF
Ordering and viewing options

Conditions of access:

Open

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD547

Restrictions on consultation:

To be Determined / À déterminer

Reproduction access:

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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