Dulcima (1969 film)

*Dulcima*
Dulcima
Written by	Matt Segal; H. E. Bates
Directed by	Matt Segal
Starring	Jackie Burroughs; John Colicos; Chuck Shamata
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
Production
Running time	90 minutes
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	October 1969

Dulcima is a 1969 Canadian television film directed and co-written by Matt Segal.^[1] The film stars Jackie Burroughs as Dulcima, a carefree girl who begins working on a run-down farm in rural Ontario owned by the miserly Mr. Parker (John Colicos). The farmer quickly becomes enamoured of the pretty and lively girl and invites her to stay, but their relations become strained when he discovers her affections for a surveyor visiting from the city (Chuck Shamata).

The story was adapted from a novella of the same name by H. E. Bates,^[2] which was also later adapted into the British feature film Dulcima in 1971.

The film aired on CBC Television in 1969.^[1] At the Canadian Film Awards that year, Burroughs won the award for Best Actress in a Non-Feature, and Colicos was nominated for Best Actor in a Non-Feature.^[3]

Cast

Jackie Burroughs as Dulcima
John Colicos as Mr. Parker
Chuck Shamata as Surveyor

References

^ ^a ^b "Television highlights". Ottawa Journal, October 8, 1969.
^ "HEBates.com". Archived from the original on 2021-09-11. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
^ "'Best Damn Fiddler' Wins Film of the Year Award". Ottawa Journal, October 6, 1969.

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[ottawajournal-1] "Television highlights". Ottawa Journal, October 8, 1969.

[2] "HEBates.com". Archived from the original on 2021-09-11. Retrieved 11 September 2021.

[3] "'Best Damn Fiddler' Wins Film of the Year Award". Ottawa Journal, October 6, 1969.

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