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Drylanders is a 1962 Canadian Western film directed by Don Haldane and Written by M. Charles Cohen and starring Frances Hyland and James B. Douglas. It was the National Film Board of Canada's first English-language feature film and its earliest entry outside of the documentary format.
Oct 30, 2013 · An epic saga about a family who leaves Montreal to farm wheat in the Canadian West. Though prosperous as first, the pioneers fall victim to the nationwide draught...
- 70 min
- 32.6K
- NFB
Don Haldane. 1963 1 h 9 min. This epic drama looks at the opening of the Canadian West and the drought that led to the Depression in the Thirties. It 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.
Drylanders. A Boer War veteran (James Douglas), his wife (Frances Hyland) and his family move to 1907 Saskatchewan to grow wheat.
- Drama
- Frances Hyland
- Don Haldane
Nov 27, 2009 · November 27, 2009. Reading time: 3 minutes. Drylanders, Don Haldane, provided by the National Film Board of Canada. In the late 1950s, the NFB sent writer Charles Cohen out to Saskatchewan to investigate the possibility of making a film on farming and irrigation.
Drylanders: Directed by Don Haldane. With Frances Hyland, James B. Douglas, Lester Nixon, Mary Savidge. The epic story of the opening of the Canadian West and the drought that brought the Depression in the thirties.
Directed by Don Haldane. The National Film Board’s First Feature Length Presentation. 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. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
