The Time of the Tar Sands

Name: The Time of the Tar Sands
Director: Ken Jubenvill
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1975-08-01
Duration: 29 min
Cast: Gordon Pinsent

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Documentary

A promotional video produced by the Alberta government in 1975, "The time of the tar sands", featuring Gordon Pinsent. credit: Archives of Alberta.

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