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The series was expensive by canadian television standards with a budget of. The halifax explosion is the incredible true story of the mont blanc, a french freighter transporting explosive cargo that collided with a belgian relief ship in halifax, nova scotia in 1917. World war i is brewing and most canadians are scared of a germany invasion. Jun 25, 2009 the great war week by week 100 years later s4 e49 halifax explosion peace in the east. In part 2, recovery begins and so does the finger pointing. Oct 26, 2003 a true story about the tragic explosion at halifax harbour, canada, in the early hours of december 6, 1917. The halifax explosion took place on december 6, 1917 when a french munitions ship and a belgian relief vessel collided in the harbour. Before and after it is a seemingly endless stream of badly staged scenes, indifferently acted and poorly scripted, which leave the viewer not only. It presents a fictionalized version of the halifax explosion, a 1917 catastrophe that destroyed much of the canadian city of halifax. A collision between two ships in halifax harbour in 1917 set off an explosion unrivalled until the atomic bomb. This listing is alphabetical giving the names, and former addresses, of the. With clare stone, max morrow, paul doucet, lynne griffin. The halifax explosion aired sunday, june, 2004 and monday, june 14, 2004 at 8pm an epic twopart miniseries, dramatizing a compelling piece of canadian history.

Nhl teams for the inaugural 191718 season were the montreal canadiens. In mcalpines halifax city directory embracing the area of greater halifax and dartmouth. The halifax explosion, 100 years later in 360degrees duration. The halifax explosion season 1 episode 2 find episode on. This is a true story about the horrific explosion in halifax harbour in dec 1917. The halifax explosion has frequently been the subject of works of popular culture the canonical novel barometer rising 1941 by the canadian writer hugh maclennan is set in halifax at the time of the explosion and includes a carefully researched description of its impact on the city. The halifax explosion 2003 1 2 an excellent read about one of the largest manmade explosions in history. Most of the eye injuries were caused by shards of shattered glass. May 31, 2011 renactment of the halifax explosion for a school project.

For more information about the halifax explosion, visit. The halifax explosion is three hours long, but unfortunately, the blast and its immediate aftereffects the only source of interest in the whole film only last about five minutes. Watch the halifax explosion recreated 100 years later in 360degree animation. After decades of hard economic times, the city was a hub of canadas war effort. So when ships come to visit, everyone is suspicious. The film stars vincent walsh, tamara hope, clare stone, zachary bennett, shauna. Following in maclennans footsteps, journalist robert macneil penned burden of desire 1992. The film shows what one family the collins family went thru during this time. Ss montblanc, a french cargo ship laden with high explosives, collided with the norwegian vessel ss imo in the narrows, a strait connecting the upper halifax harbour to bedford basin. The story and scope of the disaster and its aftermath is revealed in fiction and nonfiction narratives for both adults and children in these selections from the collection of the cape breton regional library. After a series of whistles and miscommunications between the. An entire neighbourhood was destroyed, thousands killed and injured, thousands more left homeless.

The blast shattered windows in truro, 100 km away, and was heard in prince edward island. Shattered city is a dramatized made for tv drama about the halifax explosion that occurred in 1917. What followed was one of the largest humanmade explosions prior to the detonation of the first atomic bombs in 1945. Cbc news interactives has recreated the city of halifax as it existed in 1917 to show how the halifax explosion unfolded and its effects on the people who lived there.

Some of the actors put in good performances, although many are stiff. I really wanted to know the details of what led to the explosion and had my answer after the first 30 pages. Correspondence, series c, halifax relief commission fonds, mg 36, nova. Figure 1 photograph of the explosion cloud taken on 6 december 1917, km.

It was directed by bruce pittman and written by keith ross leckie. The halifax explosion and the road to recovery is a 1989 canadian nonfiction book by janet kitz describing the experience of the halifax explosion with an emphasis on the experience of ordinary people and families who became victims or survivors of the 1917 munitions explosion in halifax, nova scotia. The halifax explosion the list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Featuring graham greene dances with wolves and pete postlethwaite in the name of the father, shattered city. Renactment of the halifax explosion for a school project. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. With jeremy akerman, gil anderson, hillary ashley, bradley bailey. Library and archives canada canadian feature film database lac. An excellent read about one of the largest manmade explosions in history. A fire on board the french ship ignited her cargo, causing a massive.

If you havent heard of the halifax explosion, it was a disaster that occurred on december 6, 1917, in the harbour of halifax, nova scotia, canada. Train dispatcher vince coleman sacrifices his own life to save a train from the halifax explosion. Army and navy personnel worked shouldertoshoulder with civilians on rescue, recovery and reconstruction. Oct 26, 2003 no quotes approved yet for shattered city. Director bruce pittman starring clare stone, max morrow, paul doucet genres action, drama subtitles english cc audio languages. In a world at war, one city became a symbol of courage, hope, an survival. A belgian relief vessel, the imo, collided with the french mont blanc, which was carrying an impressive array of explosives.

The great war week by week 100 years later s4 e49 halifax explosion peace in the east. It shook a young country, but left it stronger, if not more sober. Halifax was devastated on 6 december 1917 when two ships collided in the city s harbour, one of them a munitions ship loaded with explosives bound for the battlefields of the first world war. Yes, characters were combined or fictionalized in some cases, but that is absolutely secondary to the portrayal of that horrific episode in canadian history. The cbcs shattered city uses fiction to tell the story of the halifax explosion. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Kitz 4 times halifax explosion by graham metson 3 times too many to mourn by james mahar 3 times burden of desire harvest book by robert macneil 3 times miracles and mysteries. Destruction caused by the halifax explosion, 6 december 1917. The film stars vincent walsh, tamara hope, clare stone, zachary bennett, shauna macdonald and ted dykstra. Canadianirish actor vincent walsh won a gemini for best actor portraying captain charlie collins. The halifax explosion is a twopart miniseries produced in 2003 by cbc television.

It presents a fictionalized version of the halifax explosion, a 1917 catastrophe that destroyed much of the city of halifax. A true story about the tragic explosion at halifax harbour, canada in the early hours of december 6, 1917. Popular accounts of the halifax explosion of 1917 have placed it in a resolutely. The halifax explosion was a turning point in canadian history.

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The film uses a fictionalized aspect to tell this famous canadian tragedy, and in doing so, its. The halifax explosion was a disaster that occurred in halifax, nova scotia, canada, on the morning of 6 december 1917. An introduction to the halifax explosion from one moment to. Names of the identified dead killed in the explosion at halifax december 6, 1917. An introduction to the halifax explosion from one moment. The film stars vincent walsh, tamara hope, clare stone, zachary bennett. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, captivating and suspenseful films and tv series with plots about danger, military, heroes, escapades, soldier, war and battles mostly in drama, history and war genres. In the 1917 halifax explosion, an inordinate number of penetrating eye. It is the story of how a tragic incident at the height of the first world war became a living metaphor for the worldwide conflict, and how halifax arose from the ashes after severe destruction and devastation. The book covers the means to the end the explosion in the first 30 pages or so, and the rest of the book is about recovery and how it was dealt with and stories of individual survivers.