Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985•1h 55m•7.0•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Donald Brittain
Writer
Donald Brittain, Richard Nielsen
Studio
CBC
Cast
Maury Chaykin
Harold Chamberlain Banks
Donald Brittain
Narrator
R.H. Thomson
Sean McCann
Paul Hall
Frank Crudele
Reporter
Tony De Santis
Accountant
Peter Boretski
Marie-Hélène Fontaine
Colin Fox
Gary Reineke
Larry Reynolds
Chuck Shamata
Barry Stevens
Jonathan Welsh
Production
Company
CBC
Company
ONF | NFB
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