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Brief Synopsis
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Loosely based on the life of Jimmy Hoffa, this four-hour movie traces the rise of Tommy Vanda (played by Joe Don Baker) from Chicago dock worker to influential labor leader who, like Hoffa, eventually finds himself behind bars in a federal prison and later, not long after his parole, and again like
Cast & Crew
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Jacques Aubuchon
David Groh
Joe Santos
Frederic Downs
William Bronder
Michael Mullins
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1980
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Loosely based on the life of Jimmy Hoffa, this four-hour movie traces the rise of Tommy Vanda (played by Joe Don Baker) from Chicago dock worker to influential labor leader who, like Hoffa, eventually finds himself behind bars in a federal prison and later, not long after his parole, and again like Hoffa, is taken for a ride, never to be seen again. Emmy Award nomination: film sound editors.
Cast
Jacques Aubuchon
David Groh
Joe Santos
Frederic Downs
William Bronder
Michael Mullins
Tom Atkins
Victor Holchak
Jean Halloway
Don Reid
Kevin Hagen
Ralph Bellamy
David Levy
Byron Morrow
Read Morgan
Laraine Stephens
Ted White
John Durren
Lee Delano
Nora Boland
Brian Kerwin
Howard Da Silva
Brett Halsey
Karen Black
Red Buttons
Jo Van Fleet
William Lucking
Samantha Caulfield
Than Wyenn
Suzanne Lederer
Scott Brady
Joseph Ruskin
John Quade
Bill Adler
William Kirby Cullen
Victor Jory
Paul Stewart
Jim Haynie
Walter Barnes
Michael Regan
Joe Don Baker
Johnny Alpaugh
Sean Garrison
Bess Gatewood
Lance Le Gault
Crew
Jim Benson
Editor
Richard Birnbaum
Sound Mixer
James H. Brown
Producer
Jay Daniel
Producer
Donald Douglas
Editor
David Gerber
Executive Producer
Jerrold Immel
Music
John V Labarbera
Editor
Richard J Lawrence
Art Director
Jacques Marquette
Director Of Photography
Ward Preston
Art Director
Ernest Tidyman
Screenplay
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1980
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States January 14, 1980
Aired in United States January 15, 1980
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