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Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill

Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill

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Drama

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Susanna and Catharine were brought up in a large estate in England. They married soldiers and both couples headed to Canada only to be disappointed. Catharine, a lover of nature, adapted better than Susanna, a society person.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

87 mins

Rating

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Release Date

26 February 2004

Country

Canada

Cast

Severn Thompson

Severn Thompson

Susanna Moodie

Jane Spidell

Jane Spidell

Catharine Parr Traill

Kelli Fox

Kelli Fox

Agnes Strickland

Richard Clarkin

Richard Clarkin

John Moodie

John Bourgeois

John Bourgeois

Thomas Traill

Julian Richings

Julian Richings

William Cattermole

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