Giant Mine (film)
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Giant Mine | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | John Hunter Martin O'Malley |
Directed by | Penelope Buitenhuis |
Starring | Frank Moore Peter Outerbridge Thomas Mitchell Alberta Watson Peter MacNeill |
Theme music composer | Mark Korven |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Alan Burke |
Cinematography | David Frazee |
Editor | Gordon McClellan |
Running time | 96 minutes |
Production company | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
Original release | |
Network | CBC Television |
Release | December 8, 1996 |
Giant Mine is a Canadian television film, which dramatizes the events of the 1992 Giant Mine labour dispute and the subsequent bomb explosion which killed nine replacement workers.[1] The film, written by John Hunter and Martin O'Malley and directed by Penelope Buitenhuis, aired on CBC Television in 1996.[2]
The film received three Gemini Award nominations at the 12th Gemini Awards in 1998, for Best Dramatic TV Movie or Mini-Series (Alan Burke), Best Supporting Actor in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series (MacNeill) and Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series (Gordon McClellan).[3]
Cast
- Frank Moore as Roger Warren
- Peter Outerbridge as Jim O'Neil
- Thomas Mitchell as Chris Neill
- Alberta Watson as Peggy Witte
- Peter MacNeill as Harry Seaton
- Wayne Robson as Bill Schram
- Shawn Doyle as Al Shearing
- Scott Speedman as "Spanky" Riggs
- Caroly Larson as Carol Aitken
- Chris Benson as Arnold Russell
- Layne Coleman as Dale Hounson
References
- ^ Bonnie Malleck, "Giant Mine unearths some powerful emotions". Waterloo Region Record, December 11, 1996.
- ^ Richard Helm, "Mine tale unearths hate, bigotry; Docudrama of Giant Mine labor dispute bound to stir controversy". Edmonton Journal, December 8, 1996.
- ^ John McKay, "CBC's 5th Estate leads the pack for 1997". Canadian Press, January 13, 1998.
External links
- Giant Mine at IMDb
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