Ballad to Cornwallis
Directed by Diane Beaudry1975 8mDocumentary, Short
9.0
-This short documentary offers a satirical history of Halifax, written and sung in honour of the city's founder by balladeer James Bennet. Clad in period costumes, Bennet travels through time against a background of old photographs and paintings, archival and contemporary film footage, until he ultimately finds himself in the midst of the city's present-day building boom.
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Ballad to Cornwallis was released on January 1, 1975.
Ballad to Cornwallis was directed by Diane Beaudry.
Ballad to Cornwallis has a runtime of 8m.
Ballad to Cornwallis was produced by Ian McLaren, Rex Tasker.
-This short documentary offers a satirical history of Halifax, written and sung in honour of the city's founder by balladeer James Bennet. Clad in period costumes, Bennet travels through time against a background of old photographs and paintings, archival and contemporary film footage, until he ultimately finds himself in the midst of the city's present-day building boom.
The key characters in Ballad to Cornwallis are James L. Bennet.
Ballad to Cornwallis is a Documentary, Short, Comedy film.