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The Pedlar

Allan Kroeker

1982 54 min

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The Pedlar is a dramatic film based on the short story by W.D. Valgardson, A Place of One's Own. Tired of the rootless, lonely existence of a travelling merchant, a man searches for a place to settle down, and someone to share his life.

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The Pedlar is a dramatic film based on the short story by W.D. Valgardson, A Place of One's Own. Tired of the rootless, lonely existence of a travelling merchant, a man searches for a place to settle down, and someone to share his life.

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Credits

• director
  Allan Kroeker
  
• screenplay
  Allan Kroeker
  
• producer
  Michael Scott
  
• executive producer
  Michael Scott
  
• photography
  Andreas Poulsson
  
• sound
  Leon Johnson
  
• editing
  Lara Mazur
  
• re-recording
  Clive Perry
  
• music
  Victor Davies
  
  Randolph Peters
  
• cast
  Doreen Brownstone
  
  Marilyn Magnusson
  
  Lubomir Mykytiuk
  
  Thomas Peacocke
  

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