Film

King of America

1982 · 1h 14m · Drama · TV Movie

IMDb

3.9

Hot-tempered Greek immigrant Andreas arrives in America in 1915. He finds work on a railroad, but soon gives his corrupt foreman Mekakis a savage beating. Making his way west across the country, Andreas eventually comes upon another railroad looking for workers. It turns out Mekakis has gone westward, too. He offers Andreas the only job suitable for him, a "mountain mover" on the suicide squad: He must grapple down the face of a cliff, position sticks of dynamite and then climb back up again before the lit fuses reach the explosive.

Michael Welden

Andreas

Larry Atlas

Mekakis

David Canary

Bingham

Philip Casnoff

Yiannis

Olympia Dukakis

Mama Nicola

Patrick Jude

Loukas

Andreas Katsulas

Markos

Stephen Lang

Vassilis

Tracey Loggin

Xanthe

Barry Miller

Demos

• Dezsö MagyarDirector
• B.J. MerholzWriter
• Sue JettProducer
• Tony MarkProducer
• David HorwattExecutive Producer
• Mike FashDirector of Photography
• Ken ElutoEditor
• Jay FreundEditor

Release date

January 19, 1982

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 14m

Genres

Drama, TV Movie