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The story of the early Canadian oil industry from its start in Petrolia and Oil Springs, Ontario, from about 1850 to 1900. Dramatic re-creations blend with archival photographs and diaries to tell the rags-to-riches-to-rags tale of a boom that went bust.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- ONF | NFB
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Top Cast
Allan McFee as Self - Narrator (voice)
Max Ferguson as Self - Narrator (voice)
Top Crew
Nicholas Kendall · Director
John Bemrose · Writer
John Roby · Composer
Patrick Lee · Editor
David Springbett · Producer
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