The Back-breaking Leaf
1959, English. Directed by Terence Macartney-Filgate.
Here is a graphic picture of the tobacco harvest in southwestern Ontario. At the end of July, transient field workers move in for a brief bonanza when the plant is ripe. The tobacco harvesters call it "the back-breaking leaf."
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- 0h 29m
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- 2 January 1959
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The Back-breaking Leaf isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1959. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Back-breaking Leaf?
The Back-breaking Leaf (1959) was directed by Terence Macartney-Filgate and stars Stanley Jackson.