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The Tall Country
Directed by	Osmond Borradaile
Written by	Keith Cutler
Produced by	Lew Parry
Narrated by	George McLean
Cinematography	Osmond Borradaile
Edited by	Shelah Reljic
Music by	Ricky Hyslop
Production company	Parry Films
Distributed by	National Film Board of Canada
Release date	1958 (1958)
Running time	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.^[1] Commissioned by the Government of British Columbia to commemorate the provincial centennial,^[2] the film depicts various aspects of life and work in the province. It was narrated by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announcer George McLean.^[1]

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.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Centennial Film, 'Tall Country' Tops". Vancouver Sun, May 7, 1958.
^ "Good progress reported on B.C. centennial film". The Province, August 5, 1957.
^ 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.

External links

The Tall Country at the Canadian Educational, Sponsored, and Industrial Film (CESIF) Project, Concordia University

v t e Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television for Best Animated Short, Best Live Action Short and Best Theatrical Short
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¹ These two films were given honorable mentions rather than officially winning the award, but are included here as no other winner was named above them.

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