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Springhill (1972)

Springhill poster
Directed by
Ron Kelly
Genre
drama, tv movie
Country
Canada
Runtime
2h 08m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film dramatizes the true events of the 1958 Springhill mine disaster in Canada. It follows the trapped miners and their families as they face a life-or-death struggle underground.

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What happens

Springhill is a Canadian dramatic television film, directed by Ron Kelly and broadcast in 1972. The film is a dramatization of the 1958 Springhill mine disaster, with a cast including Paul Bradley, Sean Sullivan, Ed McNamara, Leo Phillips and Mel Tuck. It was broadcast by CBC Television on March 22, 1972. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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