Ablaze

Ablaze

2019•1h 26m

DramaHistoryTV Movie

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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Production

Screentime, Television New Zealand

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Victoria Abbott

Victoria Abbott

Nancy Nash

Manon Blackman

Manon Blackman

Doreen Parsons

Jarred Blakiston

Jarred Blakiston

Sam Newstead

Alison Bruce

Alison Bruce

Edith Drake

Janine Burchett

Janine Burchett

Mrs. Moft

Brittany Clark

Brittany Clark

Mary Wootton

Serena Cotton

Serena Cotton

Lola Crew

James Davies

James Davies

Colin Lovell

Nick Davies

Bill McKibbin

Andrew Vaughan Eddey

Andrew Vaughan Eddey

Eric Boon

Mark Mitchinson

Mark Mitchinson

Kenneth Ballantyne

Ryan Lampp

Ryan Lampp

Wally

Torum Heng

Torum Heng

Lois Kennedy

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