Land of Canaan (film)

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Land of Canaan
Land of Canaan.jpg
Official Theatrical Poster
Directed byReginald LaFrance
Written byMichael Sweeney
Reginald LaFrance
Mike McCartney
Produced byJefferson Richard
Joycelyn Engle
Reginald LaFrance
Mike McCartney
Starring Neve Campbell
Robert Englund
Christina Applegate
CinematographyKeith Holland
Production
companies
Echoman Entertainment
TorchLight Entertainment
Distributed byMonte Cristo International
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Land of Canaan was a mystery-thriller film that was to be directed by Reginald LaFrance, and was to star Christina Applegate, Robert Englund, Juliet Landau and Neve Campbell. [1] The film was never made according to actor Robert Englund. [2]

Contents

Plot

The film is about a detective's hunt for a killer and the love affair that goes along with it.

Cast

Production

It was to be the film directorial debut of LaFrance, whose previous directing work has involved MTV's Real World series. The film is about a murder in the Goldfield Hotel, based on a true story. [3]

Artwork

The Official Land of Canaan movie poster was designed by Dominic Phelps of Dom1ne Visuals. [4]

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References

  1. Allen, Michael (November 5, 2009). "Land of Canaan at the AFM and Official One-Sheet". 28 Days Later Analysis.
  2. "Robert Englund". Insomniacmania.com. July 9, 2010. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
  3. "AFM: Sales Art - Land of Canaan". Dread Central. November 5, 2009.
  4. Dom1ne.com Archived 2013-09-07 at the Wayback Machine