Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion


Release Information: May 31, 2004; TV CBC; Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)

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Executive Producer: Mary Young Leckie; Mary Young Leckie; Mary Young Leckie; Mary Young Leckie; Mary Young Leckie; Mary Young Leckie; Michael Donovan; Michael Donovan; Michael Donovan; Michael Donovan; Heather Haldane; Heather Haldane; Heather Haldane; Heather Haldane

182 minutes, 2003

This two part drama is based on the events of December 6, 1917, when the biggest pre-atomic bomb explosion in history occurred in the Halifax, Nova Scotia harbour. During the First World War, Halifax was the epicentre of the massive movement of men and munitions. At 9:05 a.m. on December 6, 1917, a French munitions carrier collided with a Belgian relief ship and caught fire. 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.

Source: Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)

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