The Tall Country

The Tall Country
Directed byOsmond Borradaile
Written byKeith Cutler
Produced byLew Parry
Narrated byGeorge McLean
CinematographyOsmond Borradaile
Edited byShelah Reljic
Music byRicky Hyslop
Production
company
Parry Films
Distributed byNational Film Board of Canada
Release date
  • 1958 (1958)
Running time
24 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
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]

  1. ^ a b "Centennial Film, 'Tall Country' Tops". Vancouver Sun, May 7, 1958.
  2. ^ "Good progress reported on B.C. centennial film". The Province, August 5, 1957.
  3. ^ 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.