Jackie presser, the late teamster president who had close ties with the mafia and was an fbi informant, is a perfect metaphor for our times. The jackie presser story 1992 starring brian dennehy and jeff daniels on dvd and bluray. The jackie presser story tv movie 1992 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He was closely connected to organized crime, and allegedly became president of the teamsters based on the approval and support of the cleveland mafia. The film is a sceen adaptation of jeff shaaras heralded bestselling novel and prequel to the acclaimed drama gettysburg.
Get info about the original print of teamster boss. A factory foreman with 36 years experience becomes despondent after being laid off by his company which has just been taken over by a japanese conglomerate and is unable to find any other work. Jackie presser becomes the president of the teamsters union. The jackie presser story 1992 the union leader brian dennehy rises and falls playing both sides of the street with mobsters and the federal government. Jackie presser was the son of a long time union board member and when he retired, jackie was elevated to. Brian dennehy left stars in the title role of the hbo pictures biographical drama teamster boss.
The union leader brian dennehy rises and falls playing both sides of the street with mobsters and the federal government. After hoffa, only one man was big enough to control the teamsters and run the most corrupt union in america. Jackie presser s highwire life in the teamsters, the mafia, and the fbi. The jackie presser story 1992 tv movie for a generation, the mobs main money machine was the teamsters union. He vanished in 75 into the twilight zone of legend. With brian dennehy, piper laurie, graham beckel, emily longstreth. If you enjoy teamster mobster biographies, and retro clothes styles of the 1970s era this movie is sure to satisfy your memories. As a warmup to jack nicholsons looming hoffa, hbo pictures offers brian dennehy in teamster boss.
Some sad news this morning as we hear that first blood and tommy boy actor brian dennehy passed away of natural causes in connecticut on wednesday night at. For a generation, the mobs main money machine was the teamsters union. The jackie presser story is a 1992 american drama film directed by alastair reid and written by abby mann. Meanwhile, his son uses his fathers unemployment as an excuse to drop out of the premed. He, however, is a very devious, greedy man and this leads to his fall. The jackie presser story 1992 alastair reid on allmovie. Rent al waxman movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray.
Meticulously researched and dramatically told, mobbed up is the story of presser s precarious balancing act with the teamsters, the mafia, and the justice department. This story traces the rise and fall of jackie presser, the only man able to fill hoffas shoes. When it comes to brian dennehy, for me the first thing that comes to mind is his character in first blood 1982. Jackie streaming vf streaming en complet film vf hd 1080p en francais, jackie streaming vf regarder film complet streaming vf hd. The jackie presser story, 1992, directed by alastair reid, with brian dennehy, jeff daniels, maria conchita alonso. The jackie presser story, 1992, directed by alastair reid, with howard jerome, eli wallach, nicholas pasco, belongs at turner classic movies. The jackie presser story at dga in hollywood, ca, united states. It is based on the 1989 book mobbed up by james neff. It must have been extremely difficult to encapsulate jackie presser s 30 years involvement with the teamster union in to a 90 minute made for tv movie.
For a generation, the mobs main money machine was the. The mcmartin trial,8 as well as the film war and love. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing teamster boss. Where he plays a smalltown police chief opposite sylvester stallones john rambo. Hbo pictures abby mann productions presents jackie presser, the president of the teamsters union, as a devious, greedy man who used the mafia to wipe out his rivals, and made both powerful friends and powerful enemies in the process.
The jackie presser story is a madeforcable adaptation of james neffs mobbed up, a reallife account about teamster president jackie presser. This saturday, hoffa will be a figure in an hbo movie, teamster boss. The jackie presser story 1992 rwelldone cable movie powered by a riveting performance by dennehy. Picking up where the notorious jimmy hoffa left off, jackie presser, one of the most devious and greedy men who ever lived, became president of the teamsters union.
Jackie presser august 6, 1926 july 9, 1988 was an american labor leader and president of the international brotherhood of teamsters from 1983 until his death in 1988. Mann was executive producer, but was credited as a writer also on many episodes. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The spellbinding saga of teamster boss jackie presser s rise and fall in his rise from car thief to president of americas largest labor union, jackie presser used every ounce of his street smarts and roughedged charisma to get ahead. Her fatherinlaw was the late jackie presser notorious teamsters boss, genovese family ally, and fbi rat. Maria conchita alonso and brian dennehy during hbos screening of teamster boss. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read mobbed up. Post jobs and work with the best video professionals. Jackie presser was the son of a long time union board member and when he retired, jackie was elevated to one of the most powerful position in. Jackie presser s highwire life in the teamsters, the mafia, and the fbi ebook written by james neff. Brian dennehy stars in this gripping, highly unflattering portrait of the corrupt teamsters union leader who had strong links to. Jackie presser s highwire life in the teamsters, the mafia, and the fbi neff, james on. He also had a lot of help along the waynot just from his.
The spellbinding saga of teamster boss jackie presser s rise and fall. The jackie presser story, 1992, directed by alastair reid, with howard jerome, eli wallach, nicholas pasco, at turner classic movies. Playing the fbi on one side and the mob on the other, jackie presser soon wipes out his rivals. When jimmy hoffa disappeared, the fight was on to see who could follow him. With brian dennehy, jeff daniels, maria conchita alonso, eli wallach. The film stars brian dennehy, jeff daniels, maria conchita alonso, eli wallach, robert prosky and donald moffat. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Both fox and hbo may have overestimated public desire to watch. Like hoffa, presser was caught between the mafia, the fbi, and his own ambitions, and the film follows his rise to power, as well as all the trials. Teamster boss the jackie presser story dvd, 2012 for. Drawing on thousands of pages of classified files, james neff follows the trail of greed, corruption.
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