Characters & Themes
Drylanders (1962) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1962 · 69 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Don Haldane
- Starring
- Frances Hyland, Don Francks, James B. Douglas, William Fruet, Mary Savidge, Lester Nixon
The National Film Board’s first feature‑length presentation tells the epic story of the opening of the Canadian West and the drought that triggered the Depression in the 1930s. It follows a family who leaves eastern Canada to build a new life on the Prairies, confronting hardship and hope.
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