Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks (1985)

7.0/10 115 min Documentary

Overview

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

Sean McCann

Paul Hall

Frank Crudele

Reporter

Tony De Santis

Accountant

Colin Fox

Gary Reineke

Chuck Shamata

Jonathan Welsh

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