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The Settler = L'Abatis
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Item number (ISN):153430Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA / OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA: 1982-1985Accession:1985-0525Media:FilmOriginal title:L'AbatisPart:1 of 1Release date:1953Production company:English version
National Film BoardProduction credit:director/scenario, Bernard Devlin; Raymond Garceau; producer, Guy Glover; photography, Denis Gillson; sound, George Croll; Kenneth Heeley-Ray; editing, Victor Jobin; narrator, William Greaves; music, Morris SurdinCountry of production:cnDescription:This film shows the development of the Abitibi region of northern Québec, told in terms of the toil and sweat of the settlers who, in the 1930s, fled the depression-stricken St. Lawrence lowlands. With axe and saw, they carved homesteads out of the wilderness. Their hardships, hardly less than those encountered by the first Canadian pioneers, are recounted. How the forest gradually gave way to farm plots is shown. Twenty years later the village of St. Pierre is surrounded by agricultural lands, showing little trace of the labour they cost. <17mn>Language:EnglishOriginal number:106B 0153 001Notes:Detailed holdings information: -
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