Item:

Title:
BRÛLÉS, LES
Title year:
1957
Also known as:
  • THE PROMISED LAND (English)
Original dialogue(s):
  • French
Version(s):
  • Doublé en anglais
Running time:
110 m 59 s
Description:
Based on the novel NUAGES SUR LES BRÛLÉS by Hervé Biron, this film examines the depression that hit North America in 1930, and its devasting effects on Quebec’s population.

Director(s):
Credited as:
Bernard Devlin -
Screen Writer(s):
Credited as:
Bernard Devlin -
Source:
Credited as: Source material:
Hervé Biron - d'après le livre "Nuages sur les Brûlés"
Actor(s):
Credited as: Character name:
Jean Lajeunesse - le curé
J.-Léo Gagnon - le père de famille
Félix Leclerc - un colon
Aimé Major - -
Rolland D'Amour - le "méchant"
Rolland Bédard - -
René Caron - l'agronome
Camille Ducharme - -
Georges Toupin - -
Pierre Dufresne - -
Georges Bouvier - -
Henri Poulin - -
Nana de Varennes - -
Lucie Paquette - -
Lucille Gauthier - -
Lucie Mitchell - -
Producer(s):
Credited as:
Léonard Forest -
Guy Glover -
Editor(s):
Credited as:
David Mayerovitch -
Victor Jobin -
Marc Beaudet -
Gilles Groulx -
Raymond Leboursier -
Photography:
  • Georges Dufaux
Location sound mixer(s):
  • Michel Belaieff

Support:
16mm nb

Location(s):
  • Lac Chicobi (Qué.)
Laboratory:
  • Office National du Film (Montréal)
Studio:
  • Office National du Film (Montréal)
Organization(s):
Distributor(s):
Canada Office National du Film
Quebec Office National du Film

CFFD Reference No.:
119
Misacs No.:
314260
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