CinemaOSMovie · 1962 · 1h 9m

Drylanders

The National Film Board's First Feature Length Presentation

65%(2)IMDbDramaFamilyWestern

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.

Directed byDon Haldane

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 9m
Language
EN
Released
April 25, 1962
Studios
ONF | NFB

Featuring

Cast & crew

8 credited
Starring
Frances Hyland

Frances Hyland

Liza

James B. Douglas

James B. Douglas

Dan (as James Douglas)

Lester Nixon

Bob MacPherson

Mary Savidge

Ada MacPherson (as Mary Savage)

William Fruet

William Fruet

Colin (as William Fruete)

Don Francks

Don Francks

Russel

Ernest Huber

Man in boxcar

William Weintraub

Narrator

Creative team
Directed by
Don Haldane
Don Haldane
Written by
M. Charles Cohen
Produced by
Peter Jones

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