Drylanders
The National Film Board's First Feature Length Presentation
1962 | 69m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Don Haldane |
|---|---|
| Writer: | M. Charles Cohen |
| Staring: |
| The epic story of the opening of the Canadian West and the drought that brought the Depression in the thirties. This is the saga of a family who left eastern Canada to stake their future in the Prairies. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 25, 1962 |
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| Director: | Don Haldane |
| Writer: | M. Charles Cohen |
| Genres: | Family, Drama, Western |
| Keywords | canada, agriculture, drought, prairies, history |
| Production Companies | ONF | NFB |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Frances Hyland | Liza |
| James B. Douglas | Dan (as James Douglas) |
| Lester Nixon | Bob MacPherson |
| Mary Savidge | Ada MacPherson (as Mary Savage) |
| William Fruet | Colin (as William Fruete) |
| Don Francks | Russel |
| Ernest Huber | Man in boxcar |
| William Weintraub | Narrator |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Don Haldane | Director |
| M. Charles Cohen | Writer |
| John Kemeny | Editor |
| Kirk Jones | Editor |
| Eldon Rathburn | Music |
| Clarke Da Prato | Sound |
| Ron Alexander | Sound |
| Reginald H. Morris | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Peter Jones | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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