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Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion

Year:

2005

Duration:

175 min | Brazil:174 min | Canada:240 min (including commercials)

Genres:

Drama | History

IMDB rate:

6.8

Director:

Bruce Pittman

Awards:

8 wins & 6 nominations

Details

Country: Canada

Release Date: 2005-02-19

Filming Locations: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Cast

Actor

Character

Gillian Anderson

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

Jeremy Akerman

Rev. George Adams

Adrien Dixon

Walter Brannen

Morrissey Dun

Dr. Sherman (as Morrissey Dunn)

Jackie Torrens

Isabel 'Izzy'

Christopher Shore

Gunter

Alec McClure

Jamie Larkin

Pete Postlethwaite

Charles Burchell

Michael Fitzgerald

Judge Drysdale

Lee J. Campbell

Mayor Colwell

Joan Orenstein

Older Constance 'Connie' Collins

Graham Greene

Elijah Cobb

Dennis Envoldsen

Vince Coleman

Nigel Bennett

Captain From

Glenn Lefchak

Reporter (as Glen Lefchak)

Bill Forbes

First Mate Mont Blanc

Bradley Bailey

Ned the paperboy

David McClelland

Shipping Manager

John Walf

British Naval Officer

Brian Heighton

Canadian Surgeon

Mary-Colin Chisholm

Mrs. Mackay

Andrew MacVicar

RCMP #1

John Fulton

Councillor #1

Mitchell Landzaat

Mont Blanc Helmsman (as Mitch Landzaat)

Stephen Coats

Jury Foreman

Geoff McLean

Imo Pilot

Stan Carew

Imo Helmsman

Patrick Christopher

Le Medec's Defense Lawyer

Mark Graham

Wyatt's Defense Lawyer

Mary Ellen MacLean

Teacher

Jacqueline Donovan

Young Mother at Dartmouth Cabin (as Jacqueline Mackenzie)

Linda Busby

Mrs. McGill (Laundry Lady)

Angus Duncan

Representative #1

Kevin Deagle

Representative #2

Hillary Ashley

Frozen Girl

Kiersten Tough

Nurse (Face Slap)

Geoff McBride

Doctor #3 (Chebucto)

John Dartt

Crowd Member #1

Darcy Lindzon

Sergent (Dreamscape)

Gavin Buhr

Big Convict

Sarah Jane Blenkhorn

Nurse #1 (Chebucto)

Gordon Trites

Soldier Sent to North Station

Jeremy Webb

Mont Blanc Crewman #1

Jean Morpurgo

Crowd Member #2

Andrew Fowler

Sergeant on Horseback

Brianna MacDonald

Senior Student

John Davie

Coleman's Friend

Gary Levert

Launch Captain

Glen Grant

Stevedore

Chris Turner

German Spy #1

Brian Jamieson

Peddler

Susan Leblanc-Crawford

Head Nurse

David Alexander Miller

Wounded Soldier (Hospital Ship) (as David Miller)

Shawn Duggan

Corporal (Looter Shooter)

Kevin Nugent

Man (Go to the Hill)

Adam Pennington

Soldier with Sam's Rescue Party

Jeri-Matti Helppi

Doctor #2 (Chebucto) (as Jari-Matti Helpi)

Kevin LeBlanc

Soldier Who Listens for Train

Bridget Bezanson

Nurse at Train

David Christoffel

Police Officer - Wyatt Arrest

Laura Muise

Girl (Mortuary)

Andy Smith

Sergeant (Cigarette Out)

Joseph McKibbon

Collin's Clerk

Jim Fowler

Soldier at Wellington Magazine

Miles Leahy

Chicken Farmer

Joscelynne Bordeaux

Woman Amputee (as Joacelynne Bordeaux)

Paul Jessen

German Spy #2

Murray Vincent Countway

Mr. Thomas

David J. Francis

Mr. Hinch

Matt Grant

Mr. Keeler

Richard Collins

Mont Blanc Engineer

Miles Meili

Sailor #1 Calling All Clear

George Green

Police Officer at Courthouse

Daniel Lillford

Man #1 at Rally

Lucy Decoutere

Woman #1 at Rally

Travis Ferris

Soldier #4 at Wellington Magazine

Rhys Bevan-John

Armoury Soldier #1

Andrew Church

Armoury Soldier #2

Charlie Rhindress

British Corporal

Marguerite McNeil

Coat Stealing Woman

Jon K. Loverin

Imo Engineer

Tom Gallant

Catholic Priest

Donald Chisholm

Soldier #1

Corey Turner

RCMP #2

Kate Ross

Elder Connie's Great-Grand Niece - age 14 (as Katelyn Leckie)

Mark A. Owen

Convict #1 (as Mark Owen)

Paul A. Marcoux

Soldier #2

Sonja O'Hara

Wounded Girl

Kristopher Anderson

Explosion Victim (uncredited)

J. William Grantham

Corpse (uncredited)

Gordon Pinsent

Himself / Host (uncredited)

Amy Scott

Injured woman carried up hill lying on a wood fence (uncredited)

Kyle Smith

Customer (uncredited)

Lisa Rose Snow

Shattered Citizen (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

As of June 2004, the Halifax Explosion still holds the record for being the largest man-made (though inadvertent), non-nuclear explosion in history.

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The blast took 1/50th of a second to destroy the area damaged

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The explosion occurred at 9:04:35 local time.

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Goofs

When the French captain and his crew are arrested, the Mountie determines that the captain is lying about being from Montreal by asking him who won last week's hockey game between Montreal and Toronto. When the captain guesses "Montreal", the Mountie draws his gun and says it was actually Detroit. This dialogue seems to be referring to the National Hockey League, which was formed the same year of the Halifax Explosion. Toronto and Montreal would have had NHL teams at that time, but Detroit didn't enter the league until 1926. (Although Detroit is known as an "Original Six" team, this actually refers to the six teams that comprised the NHL for several decades; the NHL was originally an all-Canadian league for back in 1917, there were no American hockey teams with the league.)

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The folding camera used for the family portrait is a type not made until the mid-30s. Nor in 1917 would there have been a self timer or a flash bulb. If the flash was supposed to have been done with flash powder(which was used at that time) it is unlikely an amateur would have it and it certainly could not have been set off by a self timer, even if one existed.

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When the speech is being given in Boston, at the end of the movie, the city hall behind the big tree is actually the Halifax City Hall, not Boston's.

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