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Catalogue Number: NFB521686
Producer: National Film Board Of Canada
Producers: William Weintraub, Nicholas Balla
Producing Agencies: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), Office national du film du Canada (Montreal)
Subject: Canadian History, Documentary, World History
Language: French
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 1960
Running Time: 29:30
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La Fin d'une époque (1934-1939) - DVD
Catalogue Number: NFB521686
Producer: National Film Board Of Canada
Producers: William Weintraub, Nicholas Balla
Producing Agencies: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), Office national du film du Canada (Montreal)
Subject: Canadian History, Documentary, World History
Language: French
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 1960
Running Time: 29:30
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Twilight of an Era examines some of the important events in Canada during the Depression years: the Moose River mine disaster; the great drought on the prairies and the subsequent Prairie Rehabilitation Program; the introduction of a transatlantic air service between Canada and Europe. The film also looks at the major world events that impacted on Canada: the abdication of the king of England; civil war in Spain; Hitler's rise to power and the death of ten year old Margaret Hayworth aboard the Athenia; Canada's declaration of war on Germany.