Heaven On Earth
- Release Information
- March 1, 1987
- TV CBC 20h00
- Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
- March 1, 1987
- TV CBC 20h00
- Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
- March 1, 1987
- TV PBs 21h00
- Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
- March 1, 1987
- TV PBs 21h00
- Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
- December 4, 1988
- TV CBC 20h00
- Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
- December 4, 1988
- TV CBC 20h00
- Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
- December 4, 1988
- TV PBs 21h00
- Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
- December 4, 1988
- TV PBs 21h00
- Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
- Budget
- Budget: $2,350,000
- Distributors
Production Details
- Executive Producer
- W. Paterson Ferns
- W. Paterson Ferns
- W. Paterson Ferns
- W. Paterson Ferns
- W. Paterson Ferns
- W. Paterson Ferns
- W. Paterson Ferns
- W. Paterson Ferns
- W. Paterson Ferns
- John Hefin
- John Hefin
- Terry Ryan
- Producer
- Nancy Botkin
- Nancy Botkin
- Line Producer
- W. Paterson Ferns
- W. Paterson Ferns
- Nancy Botkin
- Nancy Botkin
- Nancy Botkin
- Nancy Botkin
- Director
- Sarah Polley
- Allan Kroeker
- Allan Kroeker
- Allan Kroeker
- Allan Kroeker
- Terry Ryan
- Peter Pearson
- Peter Pearson
- Peter Pearson
- Director of Photography
- Rodney Charters
- Editor
- Lara Mazur
- Lara Mazur
- Lara Mazur
- Lara Mazur
- Lara Mazur
- Lara Mazur
- Lara Mazur
- Lara Mazur
- Lara Mazur
- Lara Mazur
- Lara Mazur
- Lara Mazur
- Lara Mazur
- Lara Mazur
- Lara Mazur
- Lara Mazur
- Lara Mazur
- Lara Mazur
- Lara Mazur
- Lara Mazur
- Lara Mazur
- Lara Mazur
- Lara Mazur
- Peter Pearson
- Cast
- Donna Edwards
- Eric Peterson
- Eric Peterson
- Eric Peterson
- Eric Peterson
- Eric Peterson
- Eric Peterson
- Eric Peterson
- Eric Peterson
- Eric Peterson
- Eric Peterson
- Eric Peterson
- Eric Peterson
- Eric Peterson
- Eric Peterson
- Gerard Parkes
- Gerard Parkes
- Gerard Parkes
- Gerard Parkes
- Gerard Parkes
- Gerard Parkes
- Gerard Parkes
- Gerard Parkes
- Gerard Parkes
- Gerard Parkes
- Gerard Parkes
- Gerard Parkes
- Gerard Parkes
- Gerard Parkes
- Gerard Parkes
- Gerard Parkes
- Gerard Parkes
- Gerard Parkes
- Gerard Parkes
- Gerard Parkes
- Gerard Parkes
- Gerard Parkes
- Gerard Parkes
- Fiona Reid
- Fiona Reid
- Fiona Reid
- Fiona Reid
- Fiona Reid
- Fiona Reid
- Fiona Reid
- Fiona Reid
- Cedric Smith
- Cedric Smith
- Cedric Smith
- Cedric Smith
- Cedric Smith
- Cedric Smith
- Cedric Smith
- Cedric Smith
- Cedric Smith
- Cedric Smith
- Cedric Smith
- Cedric Smith
- Cedric Smith
- Cedric Smith
- Cedric Smith
- Cedric Smith
- Cedric Smith
- R.H. Thomson
- R.H. Thomson
- R.H. Thomson
- R.H. Thomson
- R.H. Thomson
- R.H. Thomson
- R.H. Thomson
- R.H. Thomson
- R.H. Thomson
- R.H. Thomson
- R.H. Thomson
- R.H. Thomson
- R.H. Thomson
- R.H. Thomson
- R.H. Thomson
- R.H. Thomson
- R.H. Thomson
- R.H. Thomson
- R.H. Thomson
- R.H. Thomson
- R.H. Thomson
- R.H. Thomson
- Sarah Polley
- Sarah Polley
- Sarah Polley
- Sarah Polley
- Sarah Polley
- Sarah Polley
- Sarah Polley
- Sarah Polley
- Sarah Polley
- Sarah Polley
- Sarah Polley
- Sarah Polley
- Sarah Polley
- Sarah Polley
- Sarah Polley
- Sarah Polley
- Sarah Polley
- Sarah Polley
- Sarah Polley
- Sarah Polley
- Sarah Polley
- Sarah Polley
- Sarah Polley
- Jan Austin
- Jan Austin
- Huw Davies
- Sian Leisa Davies
- Torquil Campbell
- Torquil Campbell
- Torquil Campbell
- Nathan Adamson
- Amos Crawley
- Amos Crawley
- Amos Crawley
- Maureen McRae
- Maureen McRae
- Maureen McRae
- Maureen McRae
- Maureen McRae
- Maureen McRae
- David Hughes
- David Hughes
- David Hughes
- David Hughes
- David Hughes
- David Hughes
- David Hughes
- David Hughes
- Judy Sinclair
- Judy Sinclair
- Judy Sinclair
- Judy Sinclair
- James Bradford
- James Bradford
- James Bradford
- James Bradford
- James Bradford
- James Bradford
- Peter Ferri
- Meg Hogarth
- Meg Hogarth
- Robert Haley
- Robert Haley
- Robert Haley
- Robert Haley
- Robert Haley
- Alison MacLeod
- Alison MacLeod
- George Buza
- George Buza
- George Buza
- George Buza
- George Buza
- George Buza
- George Buza
- George Buza
- George Buza
- George Buza
- George Buza
- George Buza
- George Buza
- George Buza
- George Buza
- Jack Jessop
- Jack Jessop
- Jack Jessop
- Jack Jessop
- Dennis O'Connor
- Dennis O'Connor
- Dennis O'Connor
- Dennis O'Connor
- Dennis O'Connor
- Dennis O'Connor
- Dennis O'Connor
- Dennis O'Connor
- Dennis O'Connor
- Dennis O'Connor
- Dennis O'Connor
- Dennis O'Connor
- Dennis O'Connor
- Dennis O'Connor
- Dennis O'Connor
- Dennis O'Connor
- Dennis O'Connor
- Dennis O'Connor
- Dennis O'Connor
- Dennis O'Connor
- Larry Schwartz
- Larry Schwartz
- Larry Schwartz
- Larry Schwartz
- Loreena McKennitt
- Nicholas Rice
- Nicholas Rice
- Nicholas Rice
- Nicholas Rice
- Loreena McKennitt
- Margaret Atwood
98 minutes, 1986
Some 125,000 British orphans and abandoned children who were shipped to Canada between 1867 and 1914, without guardians, by well-intentioned Christian institutions. Victim of the advance of the Industrial Revolution in Britain, the children came to Canada with hopes of finding "Heaven on Earth" in the loving arms of a family. For some, Canada was indeed a salvation. But for many it was a battle for survival. This film depicts the lives of five who began their new lives in New Canaan, Ontario. The five children are Megan Dove, a devout and determined 15-year-old Welsh girl; Robin Dove, Megan's 6-year-old brother, who is separated from her early in their journey; Ian Okens, an intrepid, 15-year-old Cockney; Gary Andrews, a sensitive and studious Welsh boy; and Sopie Payne, a spirited but troubled girl from Wales.
Source: Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
Commentaries
- Heaven on Earth Commentary
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