Drama ·Family ·Western · Canada · 1962 · 1h 9m

Drylanders

Director

Cast

Frances Hyland as Liza James B. Douglas as Dan (as James Douglas) Lester Nixon as Bob MacPherson Mary Savidge as Ada MacPherson (as Mary Savage) William Fruet as Colin (as William Fruete) Don Francks as Russel

Crew

Reginald H. Morris — Director of Photography Kirk Jones — Editor John Kemeny — Editor M. Charles Cohen — Writer Peter Jones — Producer

Tagline

The National Film Board's First Feature Length Presentation

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Don Haldane Director Reginald H. Morris Director of Photography Kirk Jones Editor John Kemeny Editor M. Charles Cohen Writer Peter Jones Producer

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