STK-ID 30346

Various shots of three men in rough, scrubby mountain country, of men coming out woods onto beach. LAS of picturesque falls, TILT DOWN to men at base of falls. Shot of mountain-rimmed lake. Shot of Indigenous man, dressed as he might have been in the early 1800's and carrying seine net on pole, moving into view from behind rock. MLS of prospector squatting and panning along edge of beach. Shot of prospector striking it rich, beginning screaming and shooting his .45 gun skywards in the best Hollywood tradition.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
The Tall Country
Location
British Columbia
Year
1958
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 35 mm, Video HI 8
Shooting format
35mm eastman color neg
Aspect ratio
4/3