Synopsis
Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts a campaign to find the truth about the alleged connections with the Mob.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
Metacritic54/100
237 audience votes
Key crew
- Norman JewisonDirector
- Joe EszterhasWriter
- Joe EszterhasScreenplay
- Sylvester StalloneScreenplay
- Norman JewisonScreenplay
- Bill ContiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sylvester StalloneJohn D. 'Johnny' Kovak
- Rod SteigerSen. Andrew Madison
- Peter BoyleMax Graham
- Melinda DillonAnna Zarinkas
- David HuffmanAbe Belkin
- Kevin ConwayVince Doyle
- Tony Lo BiancoAnthony 'Babe' Milano
- Cassie YatesMolly
- Peter DonatArthur St. Clair
- John LehneMr. Gant
- Henry WilcoxonWin Talbot
- Richard HerdMike Monahan