The Magical Eye

The Magical Eye

46 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1989

Features clips from 21 documentary and animation film classics, interviews with NFB filmmakers past and present, and incisive commentary from film critics and historians on the role and influence of the NFB during its first half century of existence.

The Magical Eye

46 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1989

The Magical Eye
Features clips from 21 documentary and animation film classics, interviews with NFB filmmakers past and present, and incisive commentary from film critics and historians on the role and influence of the NFB during its first half century of existence.
Producers National Film Board of Canada
Original title The Magical Eye
Directors Terence Macartney-Filgate
Writers William Whitehead

Cast

William Whitehead

as Narrator (Voice)

Louis Applebaum

as Self

Denys Arcand

as Self

Ronald Blumer

as Self

Donald Brittain

as Self

Claude Fournier

as Self

Pauline Kael

as Self

Caroline Leaf

as Self

Helen Lewis

as Self

Grant Munro

as Self

Sydney Newman

as Self

Gail Singer

as Self

Michael Spencer

as Self