''A Glimpse of Hell'' is a 2001 American-Canadian

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directed by

Mikael Salomon Mikael Salomon (born 24 February 1945) is a Danish cinematographer, director and producer of film and television. After a long cinematography career in Danish cinema, he transitioned to the Hollywood film industry in the late 1980s earning two ...

. It premiered in the United States on FX on March 18, 2001. It was filmed in

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Canada and stars

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, and

Daniel Roebuck Daniel James Roebuck (born March 4, 1963) is an American actor and writer. His best known roles include Deputy Marshal Robert Biggs in ''The Fugitive'' and its spinoff film ''U.S. Marshals'', Jay Leno in ''The Late Shift'', and Dr. Leslie Arz ...

. 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.

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