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Sep 8, 1985 · This film is a true life account of Hal Banks, an Al Capone-like union leader who practically ran the Canadian shipping industry with an iron fist in the 50s and 60s.
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- Documentary, Biography
- Donald Brittain
- 1985-09-08
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks is a Canadian docudrama film directed, written and produced by Donald Brittain. The film was about Hal C. Banks, a controversial American labour union leader who came to Canada in 1949 to lead a sectarian fight between rival shipping unions.
The film was about Hal C. Banks, a controversial American labour union leader who came to Canada in 1949 to lead a sectarian fight between rival shipping unions. Banks left Canada in 1962 after being brought up on criminal charges.
Jan 28, 2019 · This biographical drama profiles the true life of Hal C. Banks, the tough American who once ruled the Canadian shipping industry. Director: Donald Brittain. Stars: Maury Chaykin.
Canada’s Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks. Director Donald Brittain. Year 1985. Run Time 115min. Genre Drama. An American thug is imported to crush the Seafarers’ Union in this exploration of the corrupt state of labour management relations in Canada from the 1940s to the ‘60s.
In 1949 the government recruits Banks, a U.S. felon, to bust the communist-run Canadian Seamen’s Union. Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema. See what’s playing
Feb 21, 2012 · This gripping docudrama, based on eyewitness accounts and courtroom testimony, recalls thirteen turbulent years of violence and corruption during which the careers of 6 000 seamen were destroyed by the power of one man, Banks. Canada’s Sweetheart recounts the events leading up to 1962, when a small group summoned the courage to ...
