- Death of a Legend
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Death of a Legend Directed by Bill Mason Produced by Barrie Howells Written by Bill Mason Narrated by Stanley Jackson Music by Eldon Rathburn Cinematography Bill Mason Editing by Bill Mason Studio National Film Board of Canada Release date(s) 1971 Running time 49 min 30 sec Country Canada Language English Death of a Legend was the first of three documentary films by Bill Mason about wolves, helping to dispel the image of wolves as "evil" and demonstrating their role in maintaining the balance of nature. Released in 1971, Death of the Legend was the first documentary to feature footage of wolves being born in the wild, and their first year of life. The film was followed two years later by Mason's feature length theatrical documentary on wolves, Cry of the Wild. Both films were produced by the National Film Board of Canada.[1] Mason completed his third and final film on wolves, Wolf Pack, in 1974.
Awards for the film included two Golden Sheaf Awards and an Etrog Award, now known as the Genie Awards, for Best Colour Cinematography.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Gary (1991). In the National Interest: A Chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989. University of Toronto Press. pp. 200. ISBN 0802027849. http://books.google.ca/books?id=gM2j0CN64isC&pg=PA200&dq=%22Death+of+a+Legend%22+mason&ei=Lez-SuXnEp7AzgSM7uSEDw&client=firefox-a#v=onepage&q=%22Death%20of%20a%20Legend%22%20mason&f=false.
- ^ "Death of a Legend". Collection. National Film Board of Canada. http://www.onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/collection/film/?id=10488. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
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Categories:- Canadian films
- English-language films
- 1971 films
- Films directed by Bill Mason
- Documentary films about nature
- Genie Award winning films
- National Film Board of Canada documentaries
- Wolves in film
- 1970s documentary films
- Nature documentary film stubs
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