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Hard Oil!

1980

How the Canadians Discovered Oil

Documentary

29m
January 1, 1980 · Canada

Overview

The story of the early Canadian oil industry from its start in Petrolia and Oil Springs, Ontario, from about 1850 to 1900. Dramatic re-creations blend with archival photographs and diaries to tell the rags-to-riches-to-rags tale of a boom that went bust.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: January 1, 1980
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: Canada
Production: ONF,NFB
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded