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Wheat Country = Au pays du blé

Item number (ISN):

161690

Series title:

Canada Carries On

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1959

Item number (ISN):

161690

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

TRUDEAU, Pierre Elliott

Accession:

1977-0212

Media:

Film

Original title:

Wheat Country

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1959

Production company:

National Film Board

Production credit:

director, Roger Blais; producer, Tim Wilson; executive producer, Nicholas Balla; scenario, Noel Stone; photography, John Gunn; editing, Dennis Sawyer; music, Louis Applebaum

Country of production:

cn

Description:

Documentary about large-scale wheat farming on the Canadian Prairies as told by a farm woman whose sons are the fourth generation to run a Saskatchewan farm. The film examines life and work on the farm, the history of wheat farming on the Prairies, including the dust bowl era, and the optimism of wheat farmers, coping with frost, drought, rust, hail and other threats to the harvest. Noteworthy scenes include: the ravages of a hail storm, in the farm's front yard and wheat field, with a dead chicken lying on the ground amidst hail stones. <20mn>

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. For more information see "The NFB Film Guide From 1939 to 1989".~2. No series title on this print.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

154967

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7710-0069

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

REL PRT

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Restricted by Creator/Donor

GENCAT identity number:

MSS 27107

Restrictions on consultation:

Open for consultation.

Reproduction access:

with written permission of copyright owner : with permission of the estate of Pierre Elliott TrudeauThere are no donor restrictions on the material in this accession except for the home movie entitled CAMP SCOUTS. The permission of the estate of Pierre Elliott Trudeau is required to reproduce this title.

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