''The Promised Land'' (french: Les Brûlés) is a

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historical drama television miniseries by the

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. It was first broadcast in 1957 on Radio-Canada, then dubbed into English and adapted for broadcast by

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as a four-part series in 1962. The NFB now classifies it as a

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Premise

The series was adapted from the Hervé Biron novel ''Nuages sur les brûlés'' concerning the 1930s settlement of Quebec's Abitibi district and the workers who toiled to develop the area during the

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. Episodes included music and appearances by folk musician

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. It was broadcast on Radio-Canada as an eight-part series for the network's ''Panoramique'' anthology. The $144,000 production was also released as a 114-minute feature film in 1959 as a condensed version of the television footage.

Scheduling

''Les brûlés'' was first broadcast on Radio-Canada on Fridays at 9 p.m. starting 15 November 1957. ''The Promised Land'' adaptation was broadcast as half-hour episodes Sundays at 10:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 16 September to 7 October 1962 on CBC Television.

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External links

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''The Promised Land'' at the National Film Board of Canada
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Promised Land, The CBC Television original programming Ici Radio-Canada Télé original programming National Film Board of Canada series 1957 Canadian television series debuts 1957 Canadian television series endings 1950s Canadian drama television series Works about human migration Television series about the history of Canada Television shows based on Canadian novels Films set in Abitibi-Témiscamingue Films produced by Guy Glover 1950s Canadian television miniseries Black-and-white Canadian television shows