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

7.0 (3 votes)• 1985• 115m•Released

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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.

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Production Details

Director: Donald Brittain

Starring Cast: Maury Chaykin, Donald Brittain, R.H. Thomson, Sean McCann, Frank Crudele, Tony De Santis

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

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