The Candid Eye (1958)

Name: The Candid Eye
Genre: Documentary

Documentary

Shot unscripted and unrehearsed, this NFB documentary series for television is a seminal offering in the history of doc filmmaking. Aired on CBC in 1958.

Episode average: 7.3
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1958)

7.29 avg 8 episodes 7.0 → 7.2 30 min avg

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
6	Police	7.0	10
7	The Days Before Christmas	7.2	32
8	Glenn Gould: Off the Record	7.8	80
9	Glenn Gould: On the Record	8.0	75
10	Emergency Ward	7.0	31
11	The Back-Breaking Leaf	8.4	24
12	The End of the Line	5.7	11
13	The Cars in Your Life	7.2	7