The film stars brian dennehy, jeff daniels, maria conchita alonso, eli wallach, robert prosky and donald moffat. 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. With brian dennehy, jeff daniels, maria conchita alonso, eli wallach. The jackie presser story 1992 movie storyline for a generation, the mobs main money machine was the teamsters union. Killer 1992 and a corrupt union boss in teamster boss.
When jimmy hoffa disappeared, the fight was on to see who could follow him. Jackie presser, president of the besieged teamsters union. For a generation, the mobs main money machine was the. Confidential informants doj oig department of justice.
Jackie presser, the president of the international brotherhood of teamsters, the nations largest union, died last night at a hospital in the cleveland suburb of lakewood. Michalske 18681932, was a german immigrant who worked in 1910 as a teamster and in 1920 as draying contractor. Doj opr concluded that the authorization story was invented after the fact to. The jackie presser story, debuting saturday, september 12 at 8 pm, et, exclusively on hbo. 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 august 6, 1926 july 9, 1988 was an american labor leader and president of.
It is based on the 1989 book mobbed up by james neff. The jackie presser story tv movie 1992 official sites, and other sites with posters, videos, photos and more. Teamsters boss jimmy hoffa was buried in cement at. The jackie presser story is a madeforcable adaptation of james neffs mobbed up, a reallife account about teamster. Dennehy had a voice role in the animated movie ratatouille as django. 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 the. The labour union leader vanished in 1975 on his way to meet two mafia leaders.
He was closely connected to organized crime, and allegedly became president of the teamsters based on the approval and support of the cleveland mafia. For a generation, the mobs main money machine was the teamsters union. The jackie presser story is a madeforcable adaptation of james neffs mobbed up, a reallife account about teamster president jackie presser. Brian dennehy left stars in the title role of the hbo pictures biographical drama teamster boss.
Because every working persons story matters and yours does too. The jackie presser story, 1992, directed by alastair reid, with howard jerome, eli wallach, nicholas pasco, at turner classic movies. Presser asserted as an affirmative defense that he had been an fbi informant for 10. The jackie presser story sanger 1995 just cause sergeant rogers beyond.
After hoffa, only one man was big enough to control the teamsters and run the most corrupt union in america. Rise of jackie presser to president of the teamster union. The jackie presser story 1992 starring brian dennehy and jeff daniels on dvd and bluray. In 1966, bill presser gave his son jackie a charter to form a new teamsters local in. After initially criticising the iraq war, and siding with european governments, clark was pulled into line with highlevel us threats of trade retaliation. See staff study in overview of governments handling of jackie presser. Now hes got powerful friends but hes also making powerful enemies. In a new book, his driver claims his body was buried in cement at the renaissance center in detroit, michigan. Jackie presser, the president of the international brotherhood of teamsters, the nations largest union, died late saturday at a hospital in the cleveland suburb of lakewood.
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