Jimmy Hoffa: The Man Behind the Mystery
Brief Synopsis
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Profile of Jimmy Hoffa, the controversial man responsible for organizing the country's most powerful union -- the Teamsters. Hoffa used his power to make his workers' lives better, to increase their wages and improve their standards of living. His methods, however, were questionable. He had close ti
Cast & Crew
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Harry Smith
Narration
Jim P Hoffa
Interviewee
Steven Brill
Interviewee
Barbara Crancer
Interviewee
Arthur Sloane
Interviewee
Pierre Salinger
Interviewee
Film Details
Also Known As
Biography (09/27/00), Porträtt
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Towers Productions
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Profile of Jimmy Hoffa, the controversial man responsible for organizing the country's most powerful union -- the Teamsters. Hoffa used his power to make his workers' lives better, to increase their wages and improve their standards of living. His methods, however, were questionable. He had close ties to the Mob, loaning money from his union's pension fund to Mafia frontmen. Attorney General Robert Kennedy made it his personal mission to bring Hoffa down. In the end, Hoffa was destroyed by the same criminals he had onced helped. July 30, 2000 marks the 25th anniversary of his mysterious disappearance.
Cast
Harry Smith
Narration
Jim P Hoffa
Interviewee
Steven Brill
Interviewee
Barbara Crancer
Interviewee
Arthur Sloane
Interviewee
Pierre Salinger
Interviewee
Crew
Mike Balvatori
Audio Mix
Tom Blakemore
Audio Mix
Sheila Brosnan
Archivist
Joseph Collista
Production Assistant
Maryellen Cox
Supervising Producer (A&E)
Dan Custer
Graphics
Nick Dinapoli
Title Animation
Carolanne Dolan
Executive Producer (A&E)
Michael Eldridge
Writer
Michael Eldridge
Writer (Tv)
Jim Gaynor
Music
Tim Goldbluff
Off-Line Editor
Kathie Gordon
Publicist (A&E)
Bill Lome
Post-Production Director
Alberto Mendez
Motion Control
John Schlauch
On-Line Editor
Jonathan Towers
Executive Producer
Waydell Walker
Production Manager
Aerie Walton
Graphics
Stefanie Wetsel
Writer
Stefanie Wetsel
Writer (Tv)
Michelle Willman
Writer
Michelle Willman
Supervising Producer
Michelle Willman
Writer (Tv)
Daniel Zuckerman
Associate Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Biography (09/27/00), Porträtt
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Towers Productions
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
