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Drylanders

Haldane, Don, (film director.). Jones, Peter, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: 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. Principle roles are played by Frances Hyland and James Douglas.

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  • Physical Description: 1 streaming video (69 min., 24 sec.) : sound, black and white + 1 study guide
    remote
    access
    Computer data.
  • Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:
CatMonthString:february.24
Study guide available.
Multi-User.
CatMonthString:january.24
CatMonthString:march.24
CatMonthString:june.24
Restrictions on Access Note:
No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director, Don Haldane ; producer, Peter Jones ; script, Charles Cohen ; commentary, William Weintraub ; photography, Reginald Morris ; sound, Clarke Daprato, Ron Alexander ; editing, John Kemeny, Kirk Jones ; music, Eldon Rathburn.
Participant or Performer Note: Narrator, William Weintraub ; cast, James Douglas, Don Francks, Frances Hyland, Irena Mayeska, Lester Nixon, Mary Savage, William Fruete.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:
Streaming video.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded 1963.
Target Audience Note:
14-16.
System Details Note:
Mode of access: Internet.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Access may be limited to affiliated libraries.
Issuing Body Note:
Made available online by publisher.
Source of Description Note:
Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-06-01).
Subject: Depressions -- 1929 -- Canada
Northwest, Canadian -- History
Prairie Provinces -- Economic conditions
Prairies -- Settlement -- Saskatchewan -- Pioneers -- Economic depressions -- Feature films -- Drought -- Canada
Multi-User.

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