The Wind-Swept Isles

This is a story of men against the sea. On the edge of the great sea lanes in the Gulf of St. Lawrence lies a tiny archipelago which is gradually shrinking from the ceaseless nibbling of the tides. Here, on the Magdalen Islands, live 10 000 sturdy fisherfolk, descended from fifteen Acadian families who, two hundred years ago, fled the threat of deportation. The film portrays the frugal but independent existence of these people and their relentless struggle to wrest a livelihood from a sea which reaches almost to their doors.

• Jean PalardyDirector
• jean sarrazinWriter
• Bernard DevlinProducer
• Victor JobinEditor

Release date

January 1, 1953

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

10m

Genres

Documentary