Evangeline (1913 film)
Evangeline | |
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Scene from Evangeline shot in the garden of Billman Residence, Armdale, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
Directed by |
Edward P. Sullivan William Cavanaugh |
Written by | Marguerite Marquis |
Cinematography | William C. Thompson |
Production company | |
Release dates | 1913 |
Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language |
Silent film English intertitles |
Budget | $30,000[1] |
Evangeline is a 1913 Canadian drama film based on the epic poem of the same name. It is known as the first feature-length dramatic movie filmed in Canada, and it was very successful there and in the United States. Directed by Edward P. Sullivan and William Cavanaugh, it was filmed in Nova Scotia and is the first Canadian feature-length film.[1] This film was the first of the movies made between 1913 and 1914 by the Canadian Company of Halifax. It is now considered to be a lost film.[2]
Cast
- Laura Lyman as Evangeline Bellefontaine
- John F. Carleton as Gabriel Lajeunesse
- William Cavanaugh as Rene LeBlanc
- Edward P. Sullivan as Father Felician
- Marguerite Marquis as Shawnee Indian woman
References
- 1 2 "Canadian Film Encyclopedia - Evangeline". TIFF. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ↑ "Evangeline". silentera.com. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
External links
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- Evangeline at the Internet Movie Database
- Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management - A Brief History of Film in Nova Scotia
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