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

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.

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

Crew

Donald Brittain

Director

Donald Brittain

Writer

Richard Nielsen

Writer