The Quest (1958 film)
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The Quest | |
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Directed by | Stanley Jackson |
Written by | Leslie McFarlane |
Produced by | Nicholas Balla Stanley Jackson |
Starring | Leo Ciceri Dennis Stanway Norman Ettlinger |
Cinematography | Reginald H. Morris |
Edited by | Robert Russell |
Music by | Eldon Rathburn |
Production company | |
Release date | 1958 |
Running time | 39 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
The Quest is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Stanley Jackson and released in 1958.[1] The film dramatizes the discovery of insulin by Canadian medical researchers Frederick Banting and Charles Best, acted by a cast including Leo Ciceri as Banting, Dennis Stanway as Best and Norman Ettlinger as John Macleod.
The film was one of three co-winners, alongside The Tall Country and Money Minters, of the Canadian Film Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 11th Canadian Film Awards in 1959.[2]
References
- ^ Gary Evans, In the National Interest: A Chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989. University of Toronto Press, 1991. ISBN 9780802068330. p. 55.
- ^ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 45-47.
External links
- The Quest at IMDb
- Watch The Quest at the National Film Board of Canada
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- Films directed by Stanley Jackson
- Canadian drama short films
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