Willard: The Hermit of Gully Lake

Sep 30, 2007

1h 14m

★ 6.5

An Incredible True Story

Overview

In the 1940's American-born Willard MacDonald jumped his troop train heading to WWII. Fearing authorities he lived as a hermit deep in the northern wilderness of Nova Scotia, Canada for more than 60 years inspiring folklore for generations.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Pushback Productions

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Randy Bachman

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Lloyd Bogle

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Dave Buckler

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Chester Cook

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Doreen Cook

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Gerry Farrell

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Melvin MacKay

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Glen MacMeekin

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Dale Munro

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David Smith

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Ruth Smith

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