Canadianirish actor vincent walsh won a gemini for best actor portraying captain charlie collins. The movie does not show the tsunami which followed directly after the explosion. With jeremy akerman, gil anderson, hillary ashley, bradley bailey. 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. Jun 25, 2009 autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Rare video of halifax harbour explosion depicts fiery aftermath of. I discovered this photo in the halifax herald while researching other aspects of my halifax explosion project.
The halifax school for the deaf was near, yet, all survived. Halifax explosion on december 1917 at am, the halifax explosion severely destroyed much of the city. The halifax explosion is a twopart miniseries produced in. Amazing stories of community and survival are shared in asl and msl. The halifax explosion was a disaster that occurred in halifax, nova scotia, canada, on the morning of 6 december 1917. Halifax explosion, also called halifax explosion of 1917 or the great halifax explosion, devastating explosion on december 6, 1917, that occurred when a munitions ship blew up in the harbour of halifax, nova scotia, canada. The halifax explosion 100th anniversary advisory committee requested the municipality commission a work by parliamentary poet laureate george elliott clarke. Watch remembering the halifax explosion video online, on globalnews.
Halifax explosion disasters of the century youtube. The halifax harbour explosion of 1917 remains one of the most devastating disasters in canadian history. The great war week by week 100 years later s4 e49 halifax explosion peace in the east. A world war i story of treachery, tragedy, and extraordinary heroism. Africville, campbell road, halifax, nova scotia 45 19171206. I discovered this photo in the halifax herald while researching other aspects of. The tree annually erected in boston common is a token of thanks from novia scotia. Ss montblanc, a french cargo ship laden with high explosives, collided with the. What followed was one of the largest humanmade explosions prior to the detonation of the first atomic bombs in 1945. A collision between two ships in halifax harbour in 1917 set off an explosion unrivalled until the atomic bomb.
A fire on board the french ship ignited her cargo, causing a cataclysmic explosion that devastated the. Additional resources to learn more about the halifax explosion. The story and scope of the disaster and its aftermath is revealed in fiction and nonfiction narratives for both adults and children in these selections from the collection of the cape breton regional library. Nearly 2,000 people died when a ship loaded with explosives bumped into another vessel and.
Boston authorities learned of the disaster via telegraph, and quickly organized and disp. Halifax police formally apologize to ns black community for street checks, racial profiling. On that thursday the norwegian vessel ss imo, carrying belgian relief supplies, and the french freighter ss mont blanc, carrying munitions, collided in halifax harbour, thereby creating what was then. Cbc news interactives has recreated the city of halifax as it existed in 1917 to show. 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. To those who never heard of this great explosion,here is a brief explanation. Nova scotia archives halifax explosion 1917 online resources. Those who made the movie managed to weave the facts of the story into the lives of a host of interesting characters that were realistically portrayed by an outstanding cast of adult and child actors.
A world war i story of treachery, tragedy, and extraordinary heroism kindle edition by bacon, john u download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. When detonated, one tonne of tnt releases about a billion calories of heat energy. Jul 14, 2017 a newly discovered diary tells the harrowing story of the deadly halifax explosion on the eve of the disasters centennial, a sailors 1917 journal details a rare eyewitness account of the. The halifax explosion was a maritime disaster in halifax, nova scotia, canada, on the morning of 6 december 1917. It is a long video so if you are like iam dont watch. Army and navy personnel worked shouldertoshoulder with civilians on rescue, recovery and reconstruction. It was directed by bruce pittman and written by keith ross leckie. He produced the film in thunder in the sky, a 97minute. Halifax explosionan ammunition ship was rammed in halifax harbour on which flatten the city. This is a true story about the horrific explosion in halifax harbour in dec 1917. Rare archival video of the devastating halifax harbour explosion of 1917 is being. View thirteen minutes of blackandwhite moving images attributed to professional cameraman w. It presents a fictionalized version of the halifax explosion, a 1917 catastrophe that destroyed much of the canadian city of halifax. On the morning of december 6 th, 1917, the steamship montblanc, inbound from the atlantic with war material for france, entered the halifax harbour narrows.
Actual footage following the 1917 explosion in halifax, showing devastation and the relief effort, beginning with activities the day after the. The documentary hears firsthand accounts of the blast from survivors, as well as from family members and historians on the longlasting impact of the explosion. The halifax explosion is a twopart miniseries produced in 2003 by cbc television. Remembering the halifax explosion watch news videos online. Jul 14, 2015 the halifax explosion occured in halifax, nova scotia, on the morning of dec. Kilo being the greek word for a thousand, it follows that the calories of heat released in the explosion of one kilotonne of tnt is a thousand times a. Aug 10, 2016 the halifax explosion was a maritime disaster in halifax, nova scotia, canada, on the morning of 6 december 1917. In addition to the 2,925 tons of explosives in its hold, it carried barrels of highly flammable benzol and picric acid on the deck. The film uses a fictionalized aspect to tell this famous canadian tragedy, and in doing so, its. Dec 18, 20 images from the halifax explosion that happened back in 1917. Rob lowe and jimmy kimmel enjoy a laugh about the halifax. Rare video of halifax harbour explosion depicts fiery.
The film is an early news documentary from the silentscreen era, capturing in eerie silence the waste and devastation of a city destroyed, and the efforts that went into rebuilding it. Army and navy personnel worked shouldertoshoulder with. 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 entire neighbourhood was destroyed, thousands killed and injured, thousands more left homeless. A newly discovered diary tells the harrowing story of the deadly halifax explosion on the eve of the disasters centennial, a sailors 1917 journal details a rare eyewitness account of the. The video makes the halifax explosion seem like a joke. T he halifax explosion was caused when two ships collided in the narrowest part of halifax harbor on the morning of thursday, december 6, 1917 the ss mont blanc, a french ship was arriving from new york city filled with munitions for world war i in europe. A true story about the tragic explosion at halifax harbour, canada, in the early hours of december 6, 1917. Graham greene had a small, but important role in the film.
For more information about the halifax explosion visit the canadian encyclopedia. Shattered city is a dramatized made for tv drama about the halifax explosion that occurred in 1917. Nearly 2,000 people died and some 9,000 were injured in the disaster, which flattened more than 1 square mile 2. The film shows what one family the collins family went thru during this time. The massive explosion killed more than 1,800 people, injured another 9,000including blinding 200and destroyed almost the entire north end of the city of halifax, including more than 1,600 homes. Halifax explosion of 1917 a thick cloud of smoke billowing over halifax and nearby towns, such as africville, in nova scotia, canada, after a munitions ship exploded in the halifax harbour on december 6, 1917. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the great halifax explosion.
Halifax was devastated on 6 december 1917 when two ships collided in the citys harbour, one of them a munitions ship loaded with explosives bound for the battlefields of the first world war. In part 2, recovery begins and so does the finger pointing. On december 6, 1917, 2 ships colliding in halifax harbour led to one of largest explosions ever. I had never even heard of the explosion at halifax harbor in 1917 until i watched this most engrossing film. Images from the halifax explosion that happened back in 1917. A moving exhibit on the explosion, halifax wrecked, can be seen at the maritime museum of the atlantic, lower water street. 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. Grain is a problem, as well as compression issues, and a general softness of color that may have. In the early hours of december 6, 1917, the mont blanc, a frenchowned freighter loaded to the gunnels with. Actor rob lowe has declared himself obsessed with the halifax explosion, telling latenight host jimmy kimmel he successfully had his character in a new movie named for the deadly blast. The great halifax harbour explosion of 1917 unleashed the energy equivalent of three kilotonnes of tnt. Over time, halifax would rebuild, creating the hydrostone district, but the memory of the halifax explosion still lingers in the city, 100 years after. Usaaf b29 superfortress bombers drop bombs over industrial targets in tokyo, jap.
Train dispatcher vince coleman sacrifices his own life to save a train from the halifax explosion. The norwegian ship imo left the protected anchorage of bedford basin, outbound for new york to load food and clothing for the people of occupied. A one mile radius around the harbor is basically flattened. The halifax explosion 1917 nova scotia, canada youtube. The film stars vincent walsh, tamara hope, clare stone, zachary bennett, shauna macdonald and ted. With clare stone, max morrow, paul doucet, lynne griffin. This was the largest manmade explosion in history until july, 1945 when. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Blast cloud added february 20, 2010 possibly a copy of an original complete print heretofore referred to as the mcnabs island photograph allowing a greater view of the surrounding area. The halifax explosion, 100 years later in 360degrees duration. A fire on board the french ship ignited her cargo, causing a massive explosion that.
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