SHATTERED CITY: THE HALIFAX EXPLOSION

It was the height of the First World War and Halifax was the epicentre of the massive movement of men and munitions. In the early hours of December 6, 1917, something went horribly wrong. The Mont Blanc, a French-owned munitions carrier loaded with thousands of tons of explosives, collided with a Belgian relief ship and caught fire. At 9:05 a.m., the Mont Blanc ignited in Halifax harbour - causing the world's greatest explosion before Hiroshima. Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion tells the story of how this tragic incident became a living metaphor for the war and how the people of Halifax rose from the ashes.

35 mm

2 x 120 minutes

Colour

Producers

Heather Haldane

Jenipher Ritchie

Executive Producers

Mary Young Leckie

Michael Donovan

Director

Bruce Pittman

Scriptwriter

Keith Ross Leckie

Cast

Vincent Walsh

Shauna MacDonald

Tamara Hope

Graham Greene

Production

Alliance Atlantis Productions Ltd.
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite 1500
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3M5
Canada
(416) 967-1174
(416) 960-0971
info@allianceatlantis.com
www.allianceatlantis.com

Shattered Productions Inc./ Tapestry Pictures
258 Wallace Ave.
Suite 104
Toronto Ontario
M6P 3M9
Canada
(416) 535-7402
(416) 535-1839
tapestrypix@tapestry.com
www.tapestrypictures.com

Distribution – Canada

CBC International Sales
P.O. Box 500
Station A
Toronto Ontario
M5W 1E6
Canada
(416) 205-3500
(416) 205-3482
cbcis@cbc.ca
www.cbcis.ca

International distribution

Power Television Ltd.
34 Gresse St.
London
W1T 1QX
England
+44 20 7323 0070
+44 20 7323 0060

With the support of

Canadian Television Fund

CATALOGUE

Television 2004