The Great Barrier
1937, English. Directed by Milton Rosmer & Geoffrey Barkas.
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The building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Milton RosmerDirector
- Geoffrey BarkasDirector
- Richard ArlenHickey
- Barry MacKaySteve
- Roy EmertonMoody
- Antoinette CellierMary Moody
- Lilli PalmerLou
- J. Farrell MacDonaldMajor Rogers
- Reginald BarlowJames Hill
- Arthur LoftWilliam Van Horne
- Ben WeldenJoe
- Jock MacKayBates
- Henry VictorBulldog Kelly
- Ernest SeftonMagistrate
Details
- Released
- 2 January 1937
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Milton Rosmer, Michael Barringer, Emeric Pressburger
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The Great Barrier runs 83 minutes (1h 23m).
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The Great Barrier isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1937. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Great Barrier?
The Great Barrier (1937) was directed by Milton Rosmer and Geoffrey Barkas and stars Richard Arlen, Barry MacKay, Roy Emerton.