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The Brothers Byrne

1975 21 min
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Torn between the world of their childhood and the world where they must now live and work, two flamboyant Newfoundlanders pay a nostalgic visit to the deserted outport where they were born. This is their story, and the story of so many others who, like them, became victims of the Newfoundland government's controversial Resettlement Program.

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Torn between the world of their childhood and the world where they must now live and work, two flamboyant Newfoundlanders pay a nostalgic visit to the deserted outport where they were born. This is their story, and the story of so many others who, like them, became victims of the Newfoundland government's controversial Resettlement Program.

  • director
    William Gough
  • executive producer
    Ian McLaren
    Rex Tasker
  • photography
    Kent Nason
    Mike Mahoney
  • sound
    Ted Haley
  • editing
    Lloyd Pennell
  • sound editing
    Les Halman
  • re-recording
    Jean-Pierre Joutel

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