It was directed by bruce pittman and written by keith ross leckie. For more information about the halifax explosion, visit. The cbcs shattered city uses fiction to tell the story of the halifax explosion. The halifax explosion took place on december 6, 1917 when a french munitions ship and a belgian relief vessel collided in the harbour. The halifax explosion you are looking for serious, emotional and realistic movies or tv shows about with survival, heroic mission, daring rescue, adventure, military, family relations and parents and children themes of drama and history genre shot in canada. The halifax explosion is a twopart miniseries produced in 2003 by cbc television.
This will not play on most dvd players sold in the u. The halifax explosion explores the incredible true story of. Shattered city is well worth watching and far superior to most of the disaster fare available on amazon prime video. Shattered city is a dramatized made for tv drama about the halifax explosion that occurred in 1917. Before and after it is a seemingly endless stream of badly staged scenes, indifferently acted and poorly scripted, which leave the viewer not only. The halifax explosion is a twopart miniseries produced in. Its considered one of the deadliest disasters in canadian history.
A moving exhibit on the explosion, halifax wrecked, can be seen at the maritime museum of the atlantic, lower water street. Shattered city tells the story of how this tragic incident became a metaphor for the war and how the people of halifax triumphed over this disaster. With clare stone, max morrow, paul doucet, lynne griffin. It presents a fictionalized version of the halifax explosion, a 1917 catastrophe that destroyed much of the canadian city of halifax. The halifax explosion was a disaster that occurred in halifax, nova scotia, canada, on the morning of 6 december 1917. 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 halifax explosion tv series 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I really wanted to know the details of what led to the explosion and had my answer after the first 30 pages. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. 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. The halifax explosion season 1 episode 1 find episode on. The literature of the halifax explosion atlantic books today. The halifax explosion was a turning point in canadian history. The halifax explosion 2003 clare stone in shattered city.
Oct 26, 2003 a true story about the tragic explosion at halifax harbour, canada, in the early hours of december 6, 1917. City of toronto archival photograph showing a funeral for victims of. Some of the actors put in good performances, although many are stiff. 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. For more about the halifax explosion, check out these links.
A one mile radius around the harbor is basically flattened. The film uses a fictionalized aspect to tell this famous canadian tragedy, and in doing so, its. Many of the eye injuries sustained during the halifax explosion were. The halifax explosion explores the incredible true story of halifax, nova scotia, a city devastated by a massive explosion and its aftermath a historic tragedy that became a living metaphor for a worldwide conflict. In part 2, recovery begins and so does the finger pointing. 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. The halifax explosion is een tweedelige miniserie uitgebracht in 2003 door cbc television.
An introduction to the halifax explosion from one moment to. A true story about the tragic explosion at halifax harbour, canada in the early hours of december 6, 1917. Most of the eye injuries were caused by shards of shattered glass. The film stars vincent walsh, tamara hope, clare stone, zachary bennett, shauna macdonald and ted. May 31, 2011 renactment of the halifax explosion for a school project. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Dec 07, 2017 15 khz sine wave sound frequency tone mosquito repellent 12 hours duration. An excellent read about one of the largest manmade explosions in history. Amazon renews modern love for season 2, signs overall deal with showrunner john carney 24 october 2019. Winnipeg, and elsewhere in north america converged on the city. In mcalpines halifax city directory embracing the area of greater halifax and dartmouth.
World war i is brewing and most canadians are scared of a germany invasion. This listing is alphabetical giving the names, and former addresses, of the. A belgian relief vessel, the imo, collided with the french mont blanc, which was carrying an impressive array of explosives. Halifax explosion books tagged halifax explosion librarything.
Relaxing and useful sounds, noises and videos recommended for you. Library and archives canada canadian feature film database lac. A true story about the tragic explosion at halifax harbour, canada, in the early hours of december 6, 1917. One of the police officers asks captain le medec who won the hockey game last night. Army and navy personnel worked shouldertoshoulder with civilians on rescue, recovery and reconstruction. 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.
Popular accounts of the halifax explosion of 1917 have placed it in a. 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. A collision between two ships in halifax harbour in 1917 set off an explosion unrivalled until the atomic bomb. Season 3 episode 9 halifax explosion ian michael coulson duration.
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. Mar 02, 2016 train dispatcher vince coleman sacrifices his own life to save a train from the halifax explosion. The article, although fine, seems rather incomplete without mentioning the public inquiry and its outcome anywhere in the article. So when ships come to visit, everyone is suspicious.
In a world at war, one city became a symbol of courage, hope, an survival. It shook a young country, but left it stronger, if not more sober. The halifax explosion and the road to recovery by janet f. What should be a natural transaction, instead become a lead up to disaster. The film uses a fictionalized aspect to tell this famous canadian tragedy, and in doing so, its lacking in trying to tell a good story, set against the 1917 tragedy.
The film stars vincent walsh, tamara hope, clare stone, zachary bennett, shauna macdonald and ted dykstra. The halifax explosion season 1 episode 2 find episode on. 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. Names of the identified dead killed in the explosion at halifax december 6, 1917. Excellent and detailed account of the halifax explosion and highlights many of the lives of some citizens there. An entire neighbourhood was destroyed, thousands killed and injured, thousands more left homeless.
Featuring graham greene dances with wolves and pete postlethwaite in the name of the father, shattered city. I just came to read this article after watching the shattered city. It presents a fictionalized version of the halifax explosion, a 1917 catastrophe that destroyed much of the city of halifax. 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.
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