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Ti-Jean Goes West

1957 23 min
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Part comic adventure, part travelogue, this short film features the folkloric character of Ti-Jean, a French-Canadian kid endowed with magic powers. He travels west, drawing upon his superhuman strength to save a farmer’s crops. In their day (the 1950s) the Ti-Jean films were among the NFB’s most popular titles.

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Part comic adventure, part travelogue, this short film features the folkloric character of Ti-Jean, a French-Canadian kid endowed with magic powers. He travels west, drawing upon his superhuman strength to save a farmer’s crops. In their day (the 1950s) the Ti-Jean films were among the NFB’s most popular titles.

Literature and Language - Canada Literature and Language Francophone Communities All subjects
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  • director
    Raymond Garceau
  • producer
    Roger Blais
  • script
    Jean Palardy
  • camera
    Ray Jones
    Hector Lemieux
  • sound
    Clarke Daprato
  • editing
    Victor Jobin
  • narrator
    Leslie Roberts
  • music
    Maurice Blackburn

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