Giant Mine (film)

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Giant Mine
GenreDrama
Written byJohn 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 originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerAlan Burke
Cinematography David Frazee
Editor Gordon McClellan
Running time96 minutes
Production company Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Original release
Network CBC Television
ReleaseDecember 8, 1996 (1996-12-08)

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]

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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]

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References

  1. Bonnie Malleck, "Giant Mine unearths some powerful emotions". Waterloo Region Record , December 11, 1996.
  2. Richard Helm, "Mine tale unearths hate, bigotry; Docudrama of Giant Mine labor dispute bound to stir controversy". Edmonton Journal , December 8, 1996.
  3. John McKay, "CBC's 5th Estate leads the pack for 1997". Canadian Press, January 13, 1998.