A Glimpse of Hell (film)

A Glimpse of Hell
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GenreDrama
Based onA Glimpse of Hell
by Charles C. Thompson II
Written byDavid Freed
Directed byMikael Salomon
StarringJames Caan
Robert Sean Leonard
Daniel Roebuck
Music byDavid C. Williams
Country of originUnited States
Canada
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersAndrew Adelson
Tracey Alexander
ProducerMitch Engel
CinematographyJon Joffin
EditorDon Brochu
Running time85 minutes
Production companies20th Century Fox Television
Fox Television Studios
Glimpse of Hell Productions
Original release
ReleaseMarch 18, 2001 (2001-03-18)
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A Glimpse of Hell is a 2001 American-Canadian made-for-television drama film directed by Mikael Salomon. It premiered in the United States on FX on March 18, 2001. It was filmed in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada and stars James Caan, Robert Sean Leonard, and Daniel Roebuck. The film is based on the 1999 book A Glimpse of Hell: The Explosion on the USS Iowa and Its Cover-Up by Charles C. Thompson II about the 1989 turret explosion incident on USS Iowa and its aftermath.