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.

Sylvester Stallone
John D. 'Johnny' Kovak

Rod Steiger
Sen. Andrew Madison

Peter Boyle
Max Graham

Melinda Dillon
Anna Zarinkas

David Huffman
Abe Belkin

Kevin Conway
Vince Doyle

Tony Lo Bianco
Anthony 'Babe' Milano

Cassie Yates
Molly
212 ratings. The score is reasonably stable but could shift up to 0.14 as more ratings come in.
Why we're confident →Release Date
April 26, 1978
Runtime
2h 25m
Rating
PG
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director