The cbcs shattered city uses fiction to tell the story of the halifax explosion. The alarm was sent by telegram to areas surrounding halifax, nova scotia, canada, on the morning of 6 december 1917. The halifax explosion was a turning point in canadian history. The halifax explosion on dvd 796019804981 from genius products. It presents a fictionalized version of the halifax explosion, a 1917 catastrophe that destroyed much of the canadian city of halifax. Staring ted dykstra, vincent walsh, shauna macdonald and tamara hope. City of toronto archival photograph showing a funeral for victims of the 1917 halifax explosion. Halifax explosion simple english wikipedia, the free. What can be gained by learning about the 1917 explosion in halifax harbor. Clare stone, max morrow, paul doucet, lynne griffin, richard donat, gordon michael woolvett, brian. Nearly 2000 people died from the halifax explosion, many killed instantly from the blast. It was directed by bruce pittman and written by keith ross leckie.
The film uses a fictionalized aspect to tell this famous canadian tragedy, and in doing so, its. Excellent and detailed account of the halifax explosion and highlights many of the lives of some citizens there. This was the largest manmade explosion in history until july 1945 when the first atomic bomb blew up. In part 2, recovery begins and so does the finger pointing. Download this subtitles from our download location, see more details bellow. Images of halifax explosion remastered for the web. The halifax explosion 2003, which took the title but has no relationship to janet kitzs nonfiction book shattered city. Ppt halifax explosion powerpoint presentation free to. 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. Halifax explosion infosheet maritime museum of the atlantic. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
A true story about the tragic explosion at halifax harbour, canada, in the early hours of december 6, 1917. Originally from carnwath, scotland, she moved to nova scotia in 1971 and currently resides in halifax. The halifax explosion and the road to recovery janet f. The countdown to the explosion is rather nervewracking and the description of halifax after the explosion is sobering. Keith ross leckie scripted a miniseries entitled shattered city. Nova scotia archives and records management halifax explosion 1917 online resources. Most of the eye injuries were caused by shards of shattered glass. Before and after it is a seemingly endless stream of badly staged scenes, indifferently acted and poorly scripted, which leave the viewer not only. Ships from its harbor carried troops and supplies to the armies in europe. Shattered city is a dramatized made for tv drama about the halifax explosion that occurred in 1917. 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. 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. Janet kitz began research on the halifax explosion in 1980.
Popular accounts of the halifax explosion of 1917 have placed it in a resolutely. The halifax explosion occured in halifax, nova scotia, on the morning of dec. Shattered city by janet kitz overdrive rakuten overdrive. Its a very good read as are maclennans other works. The ruins of the oland brewery, after the halifax explosion, 1917. It shook a young country, but left it stronger, if not more sober. The halifax explosion and the road to recovery by janet f. Images of halifax explosion remastered for the web the. A building destroyed in the halifax explosion, 6 december 1917.
The halifax explosion and the road to recovery 1989. With jeremy akerman, gil anderson, hillary ashley, bradley bailey. The halifax explosion is a twopart miniseries produced in 2003 by cbc television. She wrote many books about the disaster, including shattered city. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. The film was criticized for distortions and inaccuracies. In december 1917, halifax was alive with excitement. 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. Movie subtitles related to shattered city the halifax explosion at. Download one of the free kindle apps to start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, and computer. Halifax explosion books tagged halifax explosion librarything. The halifax explosion took place on december 6, 1917 when the ss montblanc, a french cargo ship loaded with explosives collided with the ss imo, a norwegian ship in the harbour in halifax, nova scotia, canada. The halifax explosion took place on december 6, 1917 when a french munitions ship and a belgian relief vessel collided in the harbour.
The event is the largest manmade explosion before the atomic bomb and the worst manmade disaster in canadian history. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The entire halifax region delights with its impressive array of entertainment, museums, galleries, historic sit. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. The halifax explosion still reverberates the globe and mail.
Army and navy personnel worked shouldertoshoulder with civilians on rescue, recovery and reconstruction. Many of the eye injuries sustained during the halifax explosion were due to flying shards of glass. Children of the halifax explosion, point pleasant park. Some of the actors put in good performances, although many are stiff.
Janet kitz simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The halifax explosion and the road to recovery paperback sept. Shattered city, an epic twopart miniseries, dramatizes a compelling piece of canadian history. Dec 01, 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. Story and timeline of the horrific explosion that occurred in halifax harbor in 1917.
The explosion through the eyes of children who survived. Perhaps its more comforting to believe that one or two people are responsible for a disaster than to accept that a combination of many small decisions and simple bad luck could lead to something as tragic as the halifax explosion. Bacons the great halifax explosion trace the reverberations of the deadly disaster. 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. Janet kitz is the author of shattered city, survivors. A true story about the tragic explosion at halifax harbour, canada in the early hours of december 6, 1917. On that bright morning of december 6, one of the ships heading out from halifax was the montblanc. In the 70 years after the halifax explosion, only two books had been written about the event. A free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. 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. A true story about the tragic explosion at halifax harbour, canada, in the early hours of december 6. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The halifax explosion is three hours long, but unfortunately, the blast and its immediate aftereffects the only source of interest in the whole film only last about five minutes.
The halifax explosion and the road to recovery by at indigo. Library and archives canada canadian feature film database lac. 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. Nov 30, 2017 ken cuthbertsons the halifax explosion and john u. The halifax explosion and the road to recovery 1990. Halifax, nova scotia, canada is a modern port city teeming with culture and heritage and the perfect place for your next holiday vacation. The halifax explosion streaming on vudu free for free with ads or buy it as download on amazon video. Belgian relief ship imo is leaving halifax harbour as french ship mont blanc is entering the harbour not an uncommon sight as the port city was. A one mile radius around the harbor is basically flattened. More nova scotians were killed in the explosion than were killed in wwi. The halifax explosion and the road to recovery is an incredibly interesting book, however i found it hard at times to follow the people mentioned.
A moving exhibit on the explosion, halifax wrecked, can be seen at the maritime museum of the atlantic, lower water street. Shattered city is a movie geared towards entertaining a canadian audience, because of this it lacks evidence of this moments significance in any events to come thereafter that owe their occurrence in full, or in part to the halifax explosion of 1917. An entire neighbourhood was destroyed, thousands killed and injured, thousands more left homeless. Subtitles are sorted by relevance for searching keywords.
Shattered houses in halifax s north end, following the halifax explosion on 6 december, 1917. The halifax explosion movie a true story about the tragic explosion at halifax harbour, canada, in the early hours of december 6, 1917. A collision between two ships in halifax harbour in 1917 set off an explosion unrivalled until the atomic bomb. The characters are well done in fact, the city of halifax and the countdown to the explosion itself are characters in their own right. In 2004 she received an honorary doctorate of letters from st. If you choose watch now, the video will instantly stream to your computer and you may later stream it on another compatible device. Photograph used by permission of city of toronto archives, fonds 1244, item 1196. Army and navy personnel worked shouldertoshoulder with.
The streets were filled with troops, and the city, far removed from. 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 tha. Shattered city cheats tips and tricks added by pro players, testers and other users like you. This book, the most comprehensive ever written on the explosion, details the terrific devastation, the aftermath and the restoration. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. It was the largest manmade explosion prior to the development of nuclear weapons. 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. It encompasses dozens of previously unpublished stories, photographs, and documents, along with some thoughtprov.
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