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

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

6.5

1h 55m

1985

Synopsis

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

Documentary

Cast & Crew

Maury Chaykin

Maury Chaykin

as Harold Chamberlain Banks

Donald Brittain

Donald Brittain

as Narrator

R.H. Thomson

R.H. Thomson

Sean McCann

Sean McCann

as Paul Hall

Frank Crudele

Frank Crudele

as Reporter

Tony De Santis

Tony De Santis

as Accountant

Peter Boretski

Marie-Hélène Fontaine

Colin Fox

Colin Fox

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