The Settler (French: L'Abatis) is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Bernard Devlin and Raymond Garceau and released in 1952.[1] The film depicts the history of settlement in the Abitibi region of Quebec.[1]

The Settler
FrenchL'Abatis
Directed byBernard Devlin
Raymond Garceau
Written byBernard Devlin
Produced byGuy Glover
Narrated byJean Sarrazin (French)
William Greaves (English)
CinematographyDenis Gillson
Edited byVictor Jobin
Music byMorris Surdin
Production
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Release date
  • 1952 (1952)
Running time
16 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish
French

The film was released both in a French-language version narrated by Jean Sarrazin, and an English-language version narrated by William Greaves.

The film received an honorable mention for the Canadian Film Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 6th Canadian Film Awards in 1954.[2]

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  1. ^ a b Seth Feldman, Take Two. Irwin Publishing, 1984. ISBN 9780772515063. pp. 186-187.
  2. ^ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1.
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