Giant Mine (1996)
1h 36m
Running Time
December 8, 1996Release Date
Giant Mine (1996)
1h 36m
Running Time
December 8, 1996Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
CBC's dramatic account of the tragedy of Yellowknife's Giant Mine, in which 9 miners were killed during a bitter labour dispute.
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Cast & Crew.

Peter Outerbridge
Jim O'Neil

Thomas Mitchell
Chris Neill

Alberta Watson
Peggy Witte

Richard Fitzpatrick
John Fraherty

Peter MacNeill
Harry Seaton

Wayne Robson
Bill Schram

Shawn Doyle
Al Shearing

William Forrest MacDonald
Major Ralph

Frank Moore
Roger Warren

A.C. Peterson
Tim Beuger

Scott Speedman
Spanky Riggs

Lubomir Mykytiuk
Josef Pandev

Chris Owens
Tom Aitken

Brad Borbridge
David Vodnoski

Chris Benson
Arnold Russell

Layne Coleman
Dale Johnson

Robert McCarrol
Jim Gauthier

Todd Duckworth
Garth Smith

Clare Walker
CastingDirector

Carolyn Scott
Sheila Smith

Tammy Isbell
Jane O'Neil

Tara Rosling
Tracey Neill

Jack Burning
Sergeant Joe Charlie

Caroly Larson
Carol Aitken

Craig Eldridge
Charles Donahue

Jennifer Pisana
Sally

Rosco Handford
Joelyn Cozac

Charlotte Arnold
Kate O'Neil

Katherine Trowell
Reporter

Tony Botelho
Replacement #1

David Blacker
Replacement #2

Edward Heeley
Interviewer

Gail Maurice
Technician

Martin O'Malley
Writer

Gerry O'Hanley
Stage Director

David Frazee
Cinematography

Penelope Buitenhuis
Director

Brooks McGrath
Post-Production Manager

Pat Flood
Art Direction

Mark Korven
Music Arranger

Alan Burke
Producer

Paul Ames
Production Design

Micheal Harris
Costume Design

John Hunter
Writer

Gordon McClellan
Editorial Staff
Details.
This Movie Is About.
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Wiki.
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. The film, written by John Hunter and Martin O'Malley and directed by Penelope Buitenhuis, aired on CBC Television in 1996.
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).