Evangeline (1914 film)

Evangeline
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Directed by	Edward P. Sullivan William Cavanaugh
Written by	Marguerite Marquis
Produced by	Herbert H.B. Holland G.J.B. Metzler[1]
Starring	Laura Lyman John F. Carleton
Cinematography	William C. Thompson H. Thomas Oliver
Production company	Canadian Bioscope Company
Release date	2 February 1914 (1914-02-02) (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	Canada
Languages	Silent film English intertitles
Budget	$30,000
Box office	$29,000

Evangeline is a 1914 Canadian silent drama film directed by Edward P. Sullivan and William Cavanaugh and starring Laura Lyman and John F. Carleton. The screenplay was adapted from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1847 poem Evangeline by Marguerite Marquis. It is the earliest recorded feature film in Canadian history.

The Canadian Bioscope Company was established in 1912, and filmed Evangeline at locations in Nova Scotia and Quebec during 1913 for a cost of $30,000. The film's directors and lead actors were Americans while the supporting cast were Canadians. The film was shown in New York City before its Canadian premiere in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and was shown throughout Canada and the United States where it received positive reviews for its faithful adaption of Longfellow's poem. It is now a lost film.