Movie: Drylanders

Top 8 Billed Cast

Frances Hyland
Frances Hyland

Liza

James B. Douglas
James B. Douglas

Dan (as James Douglas)

Lester Nixon
Lester Nixon

Bob MacPherson

Mary Savidge
Mary Savidge

Ada MacPherson (as Mary Savage)

William Fruet
William Fruet

Colin (as William Fruete)

Don Francks
Don Francks

Russel

Ernest Huber
Ernest Huber

Man in boxcar

William Weintraub
William Weintraub

Narrator

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  • Overview

    The epic story of the opening of the Canadian West and the drought that brought the Depression in the thirties. This is the saga of a family who left eastern Canada to stake their future in the Prairies.

  • Release Date

    1962-04-25

  • Average

    6

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
  • Tagline

    The National Film Board's First Feature Length Presentation

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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