In November 1947 forty-one people died in a massive blaze that gutted the huge Ballantynes Department Store complex in the heart of Christchurch’s business district. This is the tragic story of New Zealand’s worst fire disaster.
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Cast
13 people
Victoria Abbott
Nancy Nash
Known for
Power Rangers
Top of the Lake
Manon Blackman
Doreen Parsons
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Jarred Blakiston
Sam Newstead
Known for
The Wilds
The Shannara Chronicles
Alison Bruce
Edith Drake
Known for
The Wilds
Legend of the Seeker
Janine Burchett
Mrs. Moft
Known for
Spartacus
Britt Scott Clark
Mary Wootton
Also in
Doctor Doctor
Serena Cotton
Lola Crew
Known for
Abandoned
James Davies
Colin Lovell
Known for
Power Rangers
Nick Davies
Bill McKibbin
Andrew Vaughan Eddey
Eric Boon
Mark Mitchinson
Kenneth Ballantyne
Known for
The Shannara Chronicles
Evil Dead Rise
Ryan Lampp
Wally
Known for
Housebound
The Breaker Upperers
Joshua Frizzell Director · John Banas Writer Jochen Fitzherbert Editor
Budget $2M · First release September 29, 2019 · Produced in New Zealand
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$2,000,000
Production
Screentime
Production
Television New Zealand
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New Zealand
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
New Zealand · September 29, 2019
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No release date listed for United States.
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