A Glimpse of Hell (film)
A Glimpse of Hell is a 2001 American-Canadian made-for-television drama film directed by Mikael Salomon. It premiered in the United States on FX on March 18, 2001. It was filmed in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada and stars James Caan, Robert Sean Leonard, and Daniel Roebuck. The film is based on the 1999 book A Glimpse of Hell: The Explosion on the USS Iowa and Its Cover-Up by Charles C. Thompson II about the 1989 turret explosion incident on  and its aftermath. Cast

Critical reception
Buzz McClain of allmovie gave the movie 3.5 of 5 stars stating: "Taut and compelling, A Glimpse of Hell is a based-on-fact story that doesn't feel like it was drawn entirely from dry depositions and courtroom testimony." The movie when first shown, scored a 3.3 household rating and drew 2.7 million viewers. This was enough to make A Glimpse of Hell the most-watched program in FX's seven-year history, at the time. References

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2001 films
2001 drama films
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2000s disaster films
2000s English-language films
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English-language Canadian films
Canadian disaster films
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Disaster films based on actual events
Disaster television films
Drama films based on actual events
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Films about seafaring accidents or incidents
Films about the United States Navy
Films based on non-fiction books
Films directed by Mikael Salomon
Films set in 1989
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Films shot in Halifax, Nova Scotia
FX Networks original films
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2000s American films
2000s Canadian films