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Writer:
Keith Ross Leckie (writer)
Release Date:
19 February 2005 (Hungary)
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A true story about the tragic explosion at Halifax Harbour, Canada, in the early hours of December 6, 1917. full summary | add synopsis
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8 wins
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6 nominations
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CBC robs us of the truth
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Vincent Walsh | ... | Captain Charlie Collins |
 | Shauna MacDonald | ... | Dr. Barbara Paxton |
 | Ted Dykstra | ... | Francis Mackey |
 | Tamara Hope | ... | Beatrix Collins |
 | Zachary Bennett | ... | Ernest 'Ernst' Masterson |
 | Clare Stone | ... | Constance 'Connie' Collins |
 | Max Morrow | ... | Courtney 'Court' Collins |
 | Paul Doucet | ... | Captain Le Medec |
 | Lynne Griffin | ... | Millicent Collins |
| Richard Donat | ... | Patrick Collins |
 | Gordon Michael Woolvett | ... | Sergeant Sam Barlow |
| Brian Downey | ... | Capt. Horatio Brannen |
| John Dunsworth | ... | Naval Officer McNabb |
| Leon Pownall | ... | Commander Frederick Wyatt |
| Graham Harley | ... | Mr. Cleese |
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175 min | Brazil:174 min | Canada:240 min (including commercials)
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1.78 : 1 more
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199 people were blinded
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Factual errors: In many of the night scenes, the city is lit by streetlights and bright windows. At the time, Halifax was under strict blackout orders, meaning streets would have been dark.
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Followed by City of Ruins: The Halifax Explosion (2003) (TV)
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The Halifax Explosion was a turning point in Canadian history. It shook a young country, but left it stronger, if not more sober.
The CBC's "Shattered City" uses fiction to tell the story of the Halifax Explosion. Some of the actors put in good performances, although many are stiff. My major grievance is with the use of fiction. The viewer is not able to discern truth from fantasy. In fact, at the film's conclusion, a short clip shows the actors explaining they had not ever learned anything about the Hfx Explosion. This may be true for many Canadians, as well as people in other countries. The story has little to teach us, because it fails to recognize the greatness of the real story.