Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985 | 115m | English
Popularity: 0.1 (history)
| Director: | Donald Brittain |
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| Writer: | Donald Brittain, Richard Nielsen |
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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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 08, 1985 |
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| Director: | Donald Brittain |
| Writer: | Donald Brittain, Richard Nielsen |
| Genres: | Documentary |
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| Production Companies | ONF | NFB, CBC |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 24, 2026 Entered: Jun 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| 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 |
| Name | Job |
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| Donald Brittain | Writer, Director |
| Richard Nielsen | Writer |
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