Drylanders

1962

1h 9m

6.0

6.0/10

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Drama Family Western

"The National Film Board's First Feature Length Presentation"

Overview

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.

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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

Production Countries

Canada

Spoken Languages

English

Keywords

canada agriculture drought prairies history

Quick Facts

Release Date	April 25, 1962
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0150405

Cast

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

Key Crew

Don Haldane

Director

Peter Jones

Producer

M. Charles Cohen

Writer