A Glimpse of Hell (film)
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GenreDrama
Based onA Glimpse of Hell
by Charles C. Thompson II
by Charles C. Thompson II
Written byDavid Freed
Directed byMikael Salomon
| A Glimpse of Hell | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | A Glimpse of Hell by Charles C. Thompson II |
| Written by | David Freed |
| Directed by | Mikael Salomon |
| Starring | James Caan Robert Sean Leonard Daniel Roebuck |
| Music by | David C. Williams |
| Country of origin | United States Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Andrew Adelson Tracey Alexander |
| Producer | Mitch Engel |
| Cinematography | Jon Joffin |
| Editor | Don Brochu |
| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Production companies | 20th Century Fox Television Fox Television Studios Glimpse of Hell Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | FX |
| Release | March 18, 2001 |
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 USS Iowa and its aftermath.
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| James Caan | Captain Fred Moosally |
| Robert Sean Leonard | Lieutenant Junior Grade Daniel P. Meyer |
| Daniel Roebuck | Petty Officer Dale Mortensen |
| Jamie Harrold | Kendall Truitt |
| John Doman | Admiral Langlett |
| John Benjamin Hickey | |
| Dashiell Eaves | Clay Hartwig |
| Hugh Thompson | |
| Alan C. Peterson | MCPO Ziegler |
| Bill MacDonald | |
| Ken James | Adm. Chapin |
| Mark Day (actor) | Sailor #2 |
| Eugene Lipinski | Skelley |
| Chris Owens | Agent Flynn |
| Bruce Gray | Donald Meyer |
| James Bulliard | Gunner's Mate Tim Sykes |
| Sherry Devanney | Kathy Kubicina |
| Jennifer Overton | Evelyn Hartwig |