Film

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

1985 · 1h 55m · Documentary

IMDb

8.2

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.

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

• Donald BrittainWriter · Director
• Richard NielsenWriter

Release date

September 8, 1985

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 55m

Genres

Documentary