This Was the Time
1970, English. Directed by Eugene Boyko.
When Masset, a Haida village in Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), held a potlatch, it seemed as if the past grandeur of the people had returned. This is a colourful recreation of Indigenous life that faded more than two generations ago when the great totems were toppled by the missionaries and the costly potlatch was forbidden by law. The film shows how one village lived again the old glory, with singing, dancing, feasting, and the raising of a towering totem as a lasting reminder of what once was.
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- 0h 16m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1970
- Country
- Canada
- Written by
- Jacques Bensimon
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This Was the Time isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1970. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed This Was the Time?
This Was the Time (1970) was directed by Eugene Boyko and stars Robert Davidson, Reg Davidson, Robert Davidson Sr..