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Hard Oil!(1980)

How the Canadians Discovered Oil

January 1, 1980
29m

Overview

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.

Cast

Crew

Executive Producer

Don Hopkins

Details

Original Language

en

Country

Canada

Production

ONF | NFB

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