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.

• United Artists
• Chateau Productions
• Sylvester Stallone
• Rod Steiger
• Peter Boyle
• Melinda Dillon
• David Huffman
• Kevin Conway
• Tony Lo Bianco
• Cassie Yates