The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar

The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar is a 1968 National Film Board of Canada drama directed by Peter Pearson, produced by John Kemeny and written by Joan Finnigan. The 49-minute drama stars Chris Wiggins and Kate Reid, along with Margot Kidder in her first feature role.

The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
Directed byPeter Pearson
Written byJoan Finnigan
Produced byJohn Kemeny
Barrie Howells
StarringChris Wiggins
Kate Reid
Margot Kidder
Paisley Maxwell
William Thourlby
Sandy Webster
Jon Granik
CinematographyTony Ianzelo
Edited byMichael McKennirey
Distributed byNational Film Board of Canada
Release date
  • 1968 (1968)
Running time
49 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$82,635

Produced for the NFB's Challenge for Change program, the film had initially been "pushed aside and ignored by CBC TV," according to Canadian film scholar Gerald Pratley, who called it "A brilliant example of what our filmmakers could do if they had the opportunities and the material to replace the run-of-the-mill American films that dominate our theatres and television – the kind of inexpensive creativity private broadcasters continue to say they cannot afford."

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