Cattle Ranch
0 votes
This short documentary offers a portrait of life on a cattle ranch, for both its human and animal inhabitants. Featuring sprightly music by folk singer Pete Seeger and narration by theatre actress Frances Hyland, the film is shot through the seasons on a large Canadian cattle ranch near Kamloops, British Columbia. With hundreds of cows and calves on the ranch, there’s no shortage of work to be done: soil cultivation and crop maintenance are taken care of by seasonal ranch hands while the resident cowboys—“anxious guardians”—brand and breed their bovine charges.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1961-05-01
Runtime: 20 mins
Director: Guy L. Coté
Writer: Guy L. Coté, Guy Glover
Spoken language:
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Cattle Ranch
Production Companies: ONF | NFB
Production Countries: Canada
Recommendations
Gurdeep Singh Bains
1977-06-01
Gurdeep is a thirteen-year-old Canadian Sikh whose family runs a dairy farm near Chilliwack, British
Memories of Earth
2002-12-27
Set against the unforgettable beauty of Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands),
Totems
1944-01-01
For Indigenous peoples the totem pole is the symbol of life, portraying the relationship between hum
Island of Whales
1990-01-01
This film joins five of the world's leading whale researchers on a scientific expedition around Cana
The Wolf: Marine Mammal
2014-10-15
The wolf of British Columbia is on a quest to master water, fishing and swimming. According to sever
From Harling Point
2003-01-01
This documentary tells the story of a Chinese cemetery in BC that became a National Heritage site. F
This Was the Time
1970-01-01
When Masset, a Haida village in Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), held a
Totem: Return and Renewal
2007-01-01
In this follow-up to his 2003 film, Totem: the Return of the G'psgolox Pole, filmmaker Gil Cardinal
The Alpinist
2021-02-07
Marc-André Leclerc, an exceptional climber, has made solo his religion and ice his homeland. When fi
Invasion
2020-05-01
In this era of “reconciliation”, Indigenous land is still being taken at gunpoint. Unist’ot’en Camp,
A Small Part of Me
2017-08-18
Tobin, a transgender teen living in Squamish, BC, prepares for his acting debut where he’ll be playi
Beautiful Lennard Island
1977-01-01
Nuxalk Radio
2020-05-28
A day in the life of 91.1, Nuxalk Radio, a radio station built to help keep the Nuxalk language aliv
Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World
2015-11-20
Denizens of the British Columbia archipelago unite to protect their land.
Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride
2010-03-26
Over the course of a year, film follows Vancouver Pride Society president Ken Coolen to various inte
Bill Reid Remembers
2022-04-30
Renowned Haida artist Bill Reid shares his thoughts on artistry, activism and his deep affection for
Hunting Matthew Nichols
2024-10-20
Twenty-three years after her brother mysteriously disappeared, a documentary filmmaker sets out to s
Horse Drawn Magic
1979-01-01
This documentary short introduces us to the Caravan Stage Company, the world's only horse-drawn open
The Stand
2024-10-03
On a misty morning in the fall of 1985, a small group of Haida people blockaded a muddy dirt road on
Silvicola
2023-04-28
The human impact on forests is explored through breathtaking vistas and poignant vignettes set in Ca