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

6.5 / 10

(2 votes)

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.

Country:

Canada

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

115 minutes

Year:

1985

Director:

Donald Brittain

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Company:

CBC,

ONF | NFB

Cast:
Maury Chaykin

Harold Chamberlain Banks

Donald Brittain

Narrator

R.H. Thomson

Sean McCann

Paul Hall

Frank Crudele

Reporter

Crew:
Donald Brittain

Writer

Donald Brittain

Director

Richard Nielsen

Writer