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La grande barrière

Original title: The Great Barrier
  • 1937
  • Approved
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
113
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La grande barrière (1937)
ActionDrama

The building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.The building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.The building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

  • Directors
    • Milton Rosmer
    • Geoffrey Barkas
  • Writers
    • Alan Sullivan
    • Michael Barringer
    • Milton Rosmer
  • Stars
    • Richard Arlen
    • Barry MacKay
    • Antoinette Cellier
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    113
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Milton Rosmer
      • Geoffrey Barkas
    • Writers
      • Alan Sullivan
      • Michael Barringer
      • Milton Rosmer
    • Stars
      • Richard Arlen
      • Barry MacKay
      • Antoinette Cellier
    • 8User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Richard Arlen
    Richard Arlen
    • Hickey
    Barry MacKay
    Barry MacKay
    • Steve
    • (as Barry Mackay)
    Antoinette Cellier
    Antoinette Cellier
    • Mary Moody
    Roy Emerton
    • Moody
    Lilli Palmer
    Lilli Palmer
    • Lou
    J. Farrell MacDonald
    J. Farrell MacDonald
    • Major Rogers
    • (as J.Farrell Macdonald)
    Reginald Barlow
    Reginald Barlow
    • James Hill - Member of C.P.R. Board
    Arthur Loft
    Arthur Loft
    • William Van Horne - Member of C.P.R. Board
    Ben Welden
    Ben Welden
    • Joe
    • (as Ben Weldon)
    Jock MacKay
    • Bates
    • (as Jock Mackay)
    Henry Victor
    Henry Victor
    • Bulldog Kelly
    Ernest Sefton
    • Magistrate
    Frank McGlynn Sr.
    Frank McGlynn Sr.
    • Sir John Macdonald - Prime Minister of Canada
    Gilbert Emery
    Gilbert Emery
    • George Stephen - Member of C.P.R. Board
    Howard Hickman
    Howard Hickman
    • Donald Smith - Member of C.P.R. Board
    • (as Howard C. Hickman)
    William Ruhl
    • Thomas Shaughnessy - Member of C.P.R. Board
    William Millman
    • R.B. Angus - Member of C.P.R. Board
    • (as Lestrange Millman)
    • Directors
      • Milton Rosmer
      • Geoffrey Barkas
    • Writers
      • Alan Sullivan
      • Michael Barringer
      • Milton Rosmer
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    5PatrynXX

    So what is the true length of this film?

    Clearly Silent Barriers is 1 movie and The Great Barrier is another movie. And my great uncle had a bit part in laying the railroad tracks down in the movie. The version I have is off a videotape a round 83 minutes but it's not the longer version his daughter (thus a relative) says it should be. So is there a third version?? The one I have clearly is from a videotape with the overscan on the bottom of the picture. The one I have is confusion so I'm not entirely convinced it's the Great Barrier movie. IMDB really needs to separate these movies. Like they do with the two different versions of the (not great but okay) Prequel versions for the Exorcist. ..
    5derlang

    where was lilli?

    A friend burned this onto a DVD for me, and I watched and enjoyed it earlier today.

    There are lots of historical inaccuracies in the film, but I liked it, anyway. The guy playing Moody, Roy Emerton, was effective.

    To cite just one small inaccuracy (not a spoiler) a reference is made to the first train going through the Rockies, its destination given as Vancouver. The first train was actually bound for Port Moody, at the eastern end of Burrard Inlet, and arrived there July 4, 1886. The first train into Vancouver, a few miles farther west, didn't get there until May of 1887.
    jonathan_lippman

    The Great Lilli Palmer's scenes mostly cut from the video I bought

    The 68 minute version that I bought on video cut out most of Lilli Palmers scenes which is a pity since she is why I bought the film.. The original film runs apparently some 20 minutes longer. I assume Lilli is in most of it.. Too bad..The film is pretty good but the dark haired leading lady who I looked up and only made a handful of films is far inferior to Miss Palmer. They should have cut out HER scenes instead. The film might have been worthwhile but not in this cut version. I was very disappointed. They should release it either in video or DVD with the whole film intact. I don't know why they had to cut it since it only has an 83 minutes running time.. beats me.
    gord-rebelato

    The Great Barrier - Silent Barriers

    I bought a copy of the "Silent Barriers" 5 years ago. I always thought there was no difference between "The Great Barrier" and "Silent Barriers" but in title only until a week ago I had the privilege of viewing "The Great Barrier". "The Great barrier" is almost 20 minutes longer that the "Silent Barriers" with a lot of important scenes to the plot of the story left in. I found "The Great Barrier" story line to flow whereas the "Silent Barriers" left out a lot of an answered questions. "The Great Barrier" I found was an interesting and entertaining movie for both classic movie viewers and railway buffs. A must see.

    Gordon
    9calvertfan

    Palmer, a hooker?!

    I recorded this just to see one of my favourite actresses, Miss Lilli Palmer. The delightful little lady, always so proper, so stiff-upper-lip, so serene...and suddenly she's in a low cut dress with a tight bodice, a blonde wig, hanging around a cheap bar. The town floozy. And to her credit, she absolutely pulls it off, like Jean Kent's reversal from The Reluctant Widow back to The Wicked Lady. If this had been an American production, I daresay Palmer would have gotten an Oscar nomination for her superb playing. But, enough of that. This isn't JUST "the building of the Canadian Pacific Railroad", that makes it sound dull. Sure, that's what it's centered on - finding a pass through the Rockies to complete the rail - but it's so much more. A couple of card sharks start the action by coming to town; not to work, but to win. But they end up working anyway, after a fight at the saloon finds them in court, without money for bail, and with a full prison cell. The movies shows how they both take to their fate, and the many obstacles, some of them romantic, in their way. This is real, and it's not a happy ending for some. Great movie overall, 9/10.

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    • Release date
      • March 17, 1937 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Silent Barriers
    • Filming locations
      • Three Valley Gap, British Columbia, Canada(Revelstoke Review newspaper)
    • Production company
      • Gaumont British Picture Corporation of America
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 23m(83 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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