Drylanders

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 that triggered the Depression of the 1930s. With James Douglas and Frances Hyland. For more background information about this film, please visit the NFB.ca blog: http://blog.nfb.ca/2009/11/27/from-documentary-to-fiction-the-story-behind-the-nfb%e2%80%99s-first-feature-film/ Directed by Don Haldane - 1962 | 69 min Watch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFB Subscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO