External links
- The Herd at IMDb
- The Herd at the National Film Board of Canada catalog
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| The Herd | |
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| Directed by | Peter Lynch |
| Written by | Peter Lynch Nicholas McKinney |
| Produced by | Peter Starr |
| Starring | Colm Feore James Allodi Graham Greene David Hemblen Doug Lennox Don McKellar Mark McKinney |
| Cinematography | Rudolf Blahacek |
| Edited by | Caroline Christie |
| Music by | Ken Myhr |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The Herd is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Peter Lynch and released in 1998. [1] The film documents the history of the Canadian government's failed Reindeer Station project of 1929, when it attempted to transport a herd of reindeer from Alaska to the Mackenzie River delta in the Northwest Territories. [2]
The film blends archival footage with docudrama reenactments acted by a cast including Colm Feore, James Allodi, Graham Greene, David Hemblen, Doug Lennox, Don McKellar and Mark McKinney. [3]
The film premiered at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival. [4] It received a television broadcast on CBC Television in 2001. [5]
The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 19th Genie Awards. [6]
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