Action star Charles Bronson ("Death Wish") is an ex-crime reporter-turned-author, who takes a job as a go-between to help recover some stolen ledgers and instead becomes involved in a scheme to steal a bribe that some American businessmen are paying to Arabs. Featuring an all-star supporting cast, including John Houseman ("The Paper Chase"), Jacqueline Bisset ("Murder on the Orient Express"), Oscar-winner Maximillian Schell ("Judgment at Nuremberg"), Harry Guardino ("Dirty Harry"), Michael Lerner ("Barton Fink") and Daniel J. Travanti ("Hill St. Blues").