| Giant Mine | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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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]