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Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks (1985)

Directed by Donald Brittain

Overview

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.

Length 115 minutes

Actors

Maury Chaykin | Donald Brittain | R. H. Thomson | Sean McCann | Frank Crudele | Tony De Santis | Peter Boretski | Marie-Hélène Fontaine | Colin Fox | Gary Reineke | Larry Reynolds | Chuck Shamata | Barry Stevens | Jonathan Welsh