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TRUDEAU, Pierre Elliott

1977-0212

Film

Wheat Country

1 of 1

1959

National Film Board

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

cn

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>

English

Restreint par créateur/donateur

MSS 27107

Open for consultation.

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.