Directed by:
Bruce PittmanCinematography:
Rene OhashiCast:
Ted Dykstra, Tamara Hope, Zachary Bennett, Gordon Michael Woolvett, Adrien Dixon, Nigel Bennett, Gordon Pinsent, Graham Greene, Pete Postlethwaite (more)Plots(1)
Shattered City: 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 the early hours of December 6, 1917, the Mont Blanc, a French-owned freighter loaded to the gunnels with thousands of tons of TNT, collided with a Belgian relief ship and exploded in the Halifax Harbor killing 2,000 people and injuring more than 9,000 others. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Ted Dykstra
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Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion (2003) (TV movie)
Tamara Hope
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Zachary Bennett
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Gordon Michael Woolvett
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Adrien Dixon
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Nigel Bennett
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Gordon Pinsent
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Graham Greene
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David J. Francis
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Jeremy Akerman
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Richard Donat
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Bradley Bailey
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