A dramatization of Canadian author W.O. Mitchell's penetrating story about the racial prejudice encountered by a Polish immigrant farmer in a rural Saskatchewan community.
Fires of Envy is of 0 hour(s) and 29 minute(s). It is Produced By: ONF | NFB. It was released on 1957-01-01.
Genres: Drama
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