The Uprising
2026 · History · Drama
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Film / 2019
Ablaze
Directed by
Joshua Frizzell
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Victoria AbbottNancy Nash
Manon BlackmanDoreen Parsons
Jarred BlakistonSam Newstead
Alison BruceEdith Drake
Janine BurchettMrs. Moft
Brittany ClarkMary Wootton
Serena CottonLola Crew
James DaviesColin Lovell
Nick DaviesBill McKibbin
Andrew Vaughan EddeyEric Boon
Mark MitchinsonKenneth Ballantyne
Ryan LamppWally
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