F.R. Scott: Rhyme and Reason

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Title
F.R. Scott: Rhyme and Reason
Abstract
This feature documentary looks at the multi-faceted career of Montrealer F.R. Scott (1899-1985), a poet, thinker and constitutional expert whose work and vision of social justice spanned and influenced an entire era. The film looks at Scott's role in the founding of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Party in the 1930s, his years as a teacher of constitutional law at McGill University, as a modernist poet, and as a champion of civil liberties. Highlights include Scott's courtroom challenges of the Duplessis regime in the 1950s, his support of the War Measures Act during the 1970 October Crisis in Québec, and readings from his poetry.
Distributor
National Film Board of Canada
Date
1982
Genre
Documentary
Running Time
57 min.
Language
en
URL
Notes

A film written and directed by Donald Winkler.

Citation
Winkler, Donald. F.R. Scott: Rhyme and Reason. Documentary. National Film Board of Canada, 1982. https://www.nfb.ca/film/fr_scott_rhyme_and_reason/.
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