The Tall Country
{{Infobox film
| name = The Tall Country
| image =
| caption = Film poster
| director = Osmond Borradaile
| producer = Lew Parry
| writer = Keith Cutler
| narrator = George McLean
| music = Ricky Hyslop
| cinematography = Osmond Borradaile
| editing = Shelah Reljic
| studio = Parry Films
| distributor = National Film Board of Canada
| released = {{Film date|1958}}
| runtime = 24 minutes
| country = Canada
| language = English
| budget = $30,000
}}
The Tall Country is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Osmond Borradaile and released in 1958."Centennial Film, 'Tall Country' Tops". Vancouver Sun, May 7, 1958. Commissioned by the Government of British Columbia to commemorate the provincial centennial,"Good progress reported on B.C. centennial film". The Province, August 5, 1957. the film depicts various aspects of life and work in the province. It was narrated by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announcer George McLean.
The film was one of three co-winners, alongside The Quest and Money Minters, of the Canadian Film Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 11th Canadian Film Awards in 1959.Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. {{ISBN|0-7737-3238-1}}. pp. 45-47.
References
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External links
- [http://screenculture.org/cesif/film/tall-country The Tall Country] at the Canadian Educational, Sponsored, and Industrial Film (CESIF) Project, Concordia University
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Category:Canadian short documentary films
Category:Best Theatrical Short Film Genie Award winners
Category:National Film Board of Canada short films
Category:1958 short documentary films
Category:Films shot in British Columbia
Category:1950s English-language films
Category:Documentary films about British Columbia
Category:English-language short documentary films
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