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

Name: Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
Director: Donald Brittain
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1985-09-08
Duration: 1 h 55 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Maury Chaykin, Donald Brittain, R.H. Thomson, Sean McCann, Frank Crudele

1985

1h 55m

Documentary

Director: Donald Brittain

Writers: Donald Brittain, Richard Nielsen

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.