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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. 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).

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

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.

External links

• Giant Mine at IMDb

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