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.
The Magical Eye (1989)
Terence Macartney-Filgate
At a glance
Countries
Canada
Ratings
TMDB users
8.0/10
1 votes
Rating consensus
80/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Warm reception overall — weighted ~80/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
William Whitehead
Narrator (Voice)
Louis Applebaum
Self
Denys Arcand
Self
Ronald Blumer
Self
Donald Brittain
Self
Claude Fournier
Self
Pauline Kael
Self
Caroline Leaf
Self
Helen Lewis
Self
Grant Munro
Self
Sydney Newman
Self
Gail Singer
Self
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The Magical Eye (1989)
Terence Macartney-Filgate
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