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. Library and archives canada canadian feature film database lac. A fire on board the french ship ignited her cargo, causing a cataclysmic explosion that devastated the. A true story about the tragic explosion at halifax harbour, canada, in the early. He was two years old when he was blinded by the halifax explosion on december 6, 1917. One critic at the globe and mail described it as execrably written and acted. A collision between two ships in halifax harbour in 1917 set off an explosion unrivalled until the atomic bomb. A one mile radius around the harbor is basically flattened. Release date 26 october 2003 canada episodes 2 episode 2season 1 oct 26 2003. The halifax explosion and the road to recovery paperback sept. I really wanted to know the details of what led to the explosion and had my answer after the first 30 pages. 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. May 31, 2011 renactment of the halifax explosion for a school project.
Rewriting the history of the halifax explosion cbc. At the time of his death in 2009, davidson was the penultimate living survivor with permanent injuries from the halifax explosion, which killed more than 1,600 people. One error involves the real life hero vincent coleman. A century has passed since halifax was shattered by the worst disaster in canadian history. Sister herself was temporarily blinded by the torrents of blood gushing. 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. The film uses a fictionalized aspect to tell this famous canadian tragedy, and in doing so, its. W5s todd battis shares stories of survival and reveals new scientific insights from the halifax. World war i is brewing and most canadians are scared of a germany invasion. In the early hours of december 6, 1917, the mont blanc, a frenchowned freighter loaded to the gunnels with. The great war week by week 100 years later s4 e49 halifax explosion peace in the east. A true story about the tragic explosion at halifax harbour, canada in the early hours of.
Some of the actors put in good performances, although many are stiff. The halifax explosion looked tight to me in certain spots, to the point where i wondered if it might have been shot widescreen or perhaps as an open matte, intended to be cropped. An introduction to the halifax explosion from one moment to. This crash caused an explosion, killing and injuring thousands of civilians. What followed was one of the largest humanmade explosions prior to the detonation of the first atomic bombs in 1945. The book broke new ground, making extensive use of oral history interviews. In the early hours of december 6, 1917, the mont blanc, a frenchowned freighter loaded to. Grain is a problem, as well as compression issues, and a general softness of color that may have been. One ship, the mont blanc, was loaded with ammunition for the first world war. With clare stone, max morrow, paul doucet, lynne griffin. Jun 25, 2009 the great war week by week 100 years later s4 e49 halifax explosion peace in the east.
Five years after the people of halifax buried so many of titanics victims, another ship caused a catastrophe in their own town. Director bruce pittman starring clare stone, max morrow, paul doucet genres action, drama subtitles english cc audio languages. 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. Cbc news interactives has recreated the city of halifax as it existed in 1917 to show how the halifax explosion unfolded. The series was expensive by canadian television standards with a budget of. 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. So when ships come to visit, everyone is suspicious. Jul 14, 2015 the halifax explosion occured in halifax, nova scotia, on the morning of dec. A true story about the tragic explosion at halifax harbour, canada in the early hours of december 6, 1917. 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. The halifax explosion was a disaster that occurred in halifax, nova scotia, canada, on the morning of 6 december 1917. An entire neighbourhood was destroyed, thousands killed and injured, thousands more left homeless. A true story about the tragic explosion at halifax harbour, canada, in the early hours of december 6, 1917.
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. Watch the halifax explosion recreated 100 years later in 360degree animation. The halifax explosion season 1 episode 2 find episode on. The halifax explosion season 1 episode 2 a true story about the tragic explosion at halifax harbour, canada, in the early hours of december 6, 1917. Poets and politicians remembered those who died and those who struggled to rebuild a shattered city as a sombre ceremony was held wednesday to mark 100 years since the halifax explosion. 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. A fire on board the french ship ignited her cargo, causing a massive explosion that. The explosion through the eyes of children who survived. Renactment of the halifax explosion for a school project. In the 1917 halifax explosion, an inordinate number of penetrating eye. 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 dykstra. The halifax explosion explores the incredible true story of halifax, nova scotia, a city devastated by a massive explosion and its aftermath.
Destruction caused by the halifax explosion, 6 december 1917. Train dispatcher vince coleman sacrifices his own life to save a train from the halifax explosion. The blast shattered windows in truro, 100 km away, and was heard in prince. John eric davidson may 10, 1915september 9, 2009 was one of the last survivors of the halifax explosion.
The series settles mostly on one family, the collins, whos eldest son charlie. 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. Featuring graham greene dances with wolves and pete postlethwaite in the name of the father, shattered city. 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. In part 2, recovery begins and so does the finger pointing. Shattered city is well worth watching and far superior to most of the disaster. The film stars vincent walsh, tamara hope, clare stone, zachary bennett, shauna macdonald and ted.
See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The halifax explosion is a twopart miniseries produced in 2003 by. This nonfiction is an account of a tragedy which occurred in halifax, canada, at the end of the fourth year of the great war. The cbcs shattered city uses fiction to tell the story of the halifax explosion. A moving exhibit on the explosion, halifax wrecked, can be seen at the maritime museum of the atlantic, lower water street.
It presents a fictionalized version of the halifax explosion, a 1917 catastrophe that destroyed much of the canadian city of halifax. The halifax explosion is an incredibly dreary, wetfizzle of a canadian cable tv disaster flick that purports to tell the true story of the reallife munitions explosion in 1917 that wiped out much of halifax, nova scotia. Historians such as janet kitz, author of shattered city. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. A belgian relief vessel, the imo, collided with the french mont blanc, which was carrying an impressive array of explosives. Figure 1 photograph of the explosion cloud taken on 6 december 1917, km.
After decades of hard economic times, the city was a hub of canadas war effort. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. 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. Halifax explosion infosheet maritime museum of the atlantic. Shattered city, an epic threehour production, dramatizes a compelling piece of canadian history. Lessons learned 100 years after halifax explosion the star. 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 was a turning point in canadian history. With jeremy akerman, gil anderson, hillary ashley, bradley bailey. The halifax explosion you are looking for bleak, serious and captivating movies or tv shows about with apocalypse, survival, adventure, ship, military, heroes and ocean or sea themes of drama and history genre shot in canada. For more information about the halifax explosion, visit.
What should be a natural transaction, instead become a lead up to disaster. An introduction to the halifax explosion from one moment. Published on dec 1, 2017 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. The halifax explosion invents plot lines out of whole cloth according to the film, german spies were responsible. Mar 02, 2016 train dispatcher vince coleman sacrifices his own life to save a train from the halifax explosion. What followed was one of the largest humanmade explosions prior to the. The halifax explosion, 100 years later in 360degrees. The halifax explosion is a twopart miniseries produced in 2003 by cbc television. Army and navy personnel worked shouldertoshoulder with. The halifax explosion and the road to recovery by janet f. Kitz on the morning of december 6, 1917, a norwegianowned ship called imo loaded with relief items for the people of wartorn belgium was. It was directed by bruce pittman and written by keith ross leckie. The halifax explosion took place on december 6, 1917 when a french munitions ship and a belgian relief vessel collided in the harbour.
Shattered city is a dramatized made for tv drama about the halifax explosion that occurred in 1917. 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. Dec 06, 2017 poets and politicians remembered those who died and those who struggled to rebuild a shattered city as a sombre ceremony was held wednesday to mark 100 years since the halifax explosion. It presents a fictionalized version of the halifax explosion, a 1917 catastrophe that destroyed much of the city of halifax. The movie mostly follows the events of one family and so is limited in its. An excellent read about one of the largest manmade explosions in history.
It remains canadas worst manmade disaster and is the subject of several books including shattered city by janet f. Oct 26, 2003 no quotes approved yet for shattered city. As we mark 100 years since the halifax explosion on december 6, we look. Nova scotia capital commemorates catastrophic halifax.
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