Julian Biggs

Julian Biggs

Julian Biggs (1920–1972) was a director and producer with the National Film Board of Canada and its first Director of English Production. Over the course of his 20-year career, he created 146 films, two of which (Herring Hunt (1953) and Paddle to the Sea (1966)) were nominated for Academy Awards. His film 23 Skidoo (1964) received two BAFTA nominations, including the BAFTA United Nations award. Biggs was born and raised in Port Perry, in southern Ontario. When World War II broke out in 1939, he joined the Canadian Army and then transferred to the Canadian Navy, where he spent the rest of the war serving on mine-sweepers. He then attended the University of Toronto and, in 1951, was hired as a production assistant by the National Film Board of Canada. He directed his first film, The Son, a year later. From 1956 to 1958, Biggs produced the Perspective series (paralleled by the similar series in French Passe-partout), which was 35 30-minute dramas with an emphasis on social themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, adolescence, the elderly, racial problems etc. One such film, Monkey on the Back, directed by Biggs, was a bleak, tragic story of man's unsuccessful struggle to free himself from drug addiction. Similar to Robert Anderson's Drug Addict (1948), which had been banned in the U.S., it was the type of film that caused the NFB to reconsider its role in producing socially relevant films. There was an unwritten policy and priority to shift away from social realism to the 'art' of film.

  • Title: Julian Biggs
  • Popularity: 0.06
  • Known For: Production
  • Birthday: 1920-02-24
  • Place of Birth: Port Perry, Ontario, Canada
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Julian Biggs Movies

  • 1970
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    A Little Fellow from Gambo: The Joey Smallwood Story

    A Little Fellow from Gambo: The Joey Smallwood Story

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    A Little Fellow from Gambo: The Joey Smallwood Story

    A Little Fellow from Gambo: The Joey Smallwood Story

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1954
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    Dresden Story

    Dresden Story

    1 1954 HD

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  • 1964
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    23 Skidoo

    23 Skidoo

    6.2 1964 HD

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  • 1964
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    Phoebe

    Phoebe

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1961
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    Robert Baldwin: A Matter Of Principle

    Robert Baldwin: A Matter Of Principle

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1961
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    Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God

    Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1958
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    Family of Ghana

    Family of Ghana

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1956
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    Sable Island

    Sable Island

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1957
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    Encounter at Trinity

    Encounter at Trinity

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1952
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    With the Canadians in Korea

    With the Canadians in Korea

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1964
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    23 Skidoo

    23 Skidoo

    6.2 1964 HD

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  • 1964
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    23 Skidoo

    23 Skidoo

    6.2 1964 HD

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  • 1956
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    Fighter Wing

    Fighter Wing

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1953
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    Herring Hunt

    Herring Hunt

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1965
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    High Steel

    High Steel

    6.7 1965 HD

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  • 1970
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    A Little Fellow from Gambo: The Joey Smallwood Story

    A Little Fellow from Gambo: The Joey Smallwood Story

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1966
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    Notes for a Film About Donna & Gail

    Notes for a Film About Donna & Gail

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1957
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    Wolfe and Montcalm

    Wolfe and Montcalm

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1961
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    Joseph Howe: The Tribune of Nova Scotia

    Joseph Howe: The Tribune of Nova Scotia

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1959
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    Lord Elgin: Voice of the People

    Lord Elgin: Voice of the People

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1962
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    Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist

    Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1961
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    Lord Durham

    Lord Durham

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1962
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    Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist

    Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1961
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    Joseph Howe: The Tribune of Nova Scotia

    Joseph Howe: The Tribune of Nova Scotia

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1962
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    Georges-Étienne Cartier - The Lion of Québec

    Georges-Étienne Cartier - The Lion of Québec

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1963
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    Portrait of the Artist

    Portrait of the Artist

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Barrier

    The Barrier

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1957
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    Howard

    Howard

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Oyster-Man

    The Oyster-Man

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1966
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    Paddle to the Sea

    Paddle to the Sea

    7 1966 HD

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  • 1957
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    Crossroads

    Crossroads

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Railrodder

    The Railrodder

    6.6 1965 HD

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  • 1957
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    Fires of Envy

    Fires of Envy

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1965
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    Buster Keaton Rides Again

    Buster Keaton Rides Again

    7.3 1965 HD

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