Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks

1h 55m
Documentary
6.5

A biographical drama that profiles the life of Hal C. Banks, a controversial American labour union leader, who came to Canada in 1949 to lead a violent fight against the rival communist shipping union. He once ruled the Canadian shipping industry, but his brutal tactics would bring his downfall.

Cast

Maury Chaykin
Harold Chamberlain Banks
Donald Brittain
Narrator
R.H. Thomson
Unknown
Sean McCann
Paul Hall
Frank Crudele
Reporter
Tony De Santis
Accountant
Peter Boretski
Unknown
Marie-Hélène Fontaine
Unknown
Colin Fox
Unknown
Gary Reineke
Unknown
Larry Reynolds
Unknown
Chuck Shamata
Unknown
Barry Stevens
Unknown
Jonathan Welsh
Unknown

Crew

Donald Brittain
Director, Writer
Richard Nielsen
Writer

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