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King of America

0.0 74 mins Drama   TV Movie   1982
Center for Television in the Humanities  
Director(s): Dezsö Magyar

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.

Casts of King of America

Michael Welden

as Andreas

Larry Atlas

as Mekakis

David Canary

as Bingham

Philip Casnoff

as Yiannis

Olympia Dukakis

as Mama Nicola

Patrick Jude

as Loukas

Andreas Katsulas

as Markos

Stephen Lang

as Vassilis

Tracey Loggin

as Xanthe

Barry Miller

as Demos

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