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Offside: The Harold Ballard Story

Offside: The Harold Ballard Story

Genres

Documentary

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Toronto Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard -- Canada's greatest showman - He didn't invent greed. He perfected it.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

2/10

Release Date

22 January 2023

Country

Canada

Cast

Don Cherry

Don Cherry

Himself

Wendel Clark

Wendel Clark

Himself

Lanny McDonald

Lanny McDonald

Himself

Darryl Sittler

Darryl Sittler

Himself

Donnovan Bennett

Donnovan Bennett

Himself

Dave Williams

Dave Williams

Himself

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