Ablaze

Duration: 86 min

Release date: 2019-09-29

IMDB

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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Ablaze

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Ablaze

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Victoria Abbott

Victoria Abbott

as Doreen Parsons

Jarred Blakiston

Jarred Blakiston

as Sam Newstead

Janine Burchett

Janine Burchett

as Mary Wootton

as Colin Lovell

as Bill McKibbin

Andrew Vaughan Eddey

Andrew Vaughan Eddey

Mark Mitchinson

Mark Mitchinson

as Kenneth Ballantyne

as Lois Kennedy

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Graham MacFarlane

Graham MacFarlane

First Assistant Camera

Jochen Fitzherbert

Jochen Fitzherbert

Executive Producer

Steve McQuillan

Steve McQuillan

Stunt Coordinator

Visual Effects Supervisor

Stunt Coordinator

Compositing Lead

Jonathan Bowes-Onions

Jonathan Bowes-Onions

Second Assistant Camera

Second Assistant Director

Special Effects Supervisor

Melissa Lawrence

Melissa Lawrence

Script Supervisor

Key Makeup Artist

Special Effects Coordinator

Production Design

Philly de Lacey

Philly de Lacey

Executive Producer

Alana Henderson

Alana Henderson

Production Coordinator

Assistant Property Master

Quentin Whitwell

Quentin Whitwell

First Assistant Director

Corrin Ellingford

Corrin Ellingford

Additional Lighting Technician

Makeup Designer

Arnika Howard-Lawrence

Arnika Howard-Lawrence

Extras Casting Coordinator

Natalie Tsuchiya

Natalie Tsuchiya

Property Master

Costume Supervisor

Jasmine Rogers-Scott

Jasmine Rogers-Scott

Costume Supervisor

Joshua Frizzell

Joshua Frizzell

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