Sable Island (1956)
This short documentary profiles the uniquely cloistered wildlife of Sable Island, known as the “Atlantic graveyard” due to its inhospitable conditions. Barren sands and endless gales proved too much for human settlement on this island off the coast of Nova Scotia. Only a small group of researchers and maintenance people occupy the island; horses run wild, seals and birds multiply profusely, and the Ipswich sparrow has found a fruitful breeding ground for itself. Sable Island provides a perfect opportunity to observe nature in an untouched, organic laboratory.
Director: Allan Wargon
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Fred Davis as Host |
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Julien Talbot as Himself |
| Editing | Dennis Sawyer | Editor |
| Directing | Allan Wargon | Director |
| Sound | Erik Nielson | Sound |
| Production | Julian Biggs | Producer |
| Sound | Brian Keene | Sound Editor |
| Writing | Ronald Weyman | Writer |
| Camera | Robert Humble | Director of Photography |