F.I.S.T.

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F.I.S.T. is a 1978 American drama film loosely inspired by the rise of labor leader Jimmy Hoffa, starring Sylvester Stallone as a warehouse worker who becomes a powerful union boss.

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instanceOf American drama film
film
basedOn loosely on the life of Jimmy Hoffa
character Johnny Kovak
union leader
cinematographyBy László Kovács
countryOfOrigin United States
director Norman Jewison
distributor United Artists
editedBy Shelly Kahn
filmingLocation California
Iowa
Ohio
genre crime drama film
drama film
political drama film
hasAcronym F.I.S.T.
inspiredBy Jimmy Hoffa
rise of a labor leader
leadActorRole Sylvester Stallone as Johnny Kovak
mainCharacterLaterRole union boss
mainCharacterOccupation warehouse worker
musicBy Bill Conti
narrativeTheme conflict between ideals and corruption
rise and fall of a labor leader
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A Cleveland warehouse worker becomes a powerful union boss and faces corruption and organized crime connections.
producer Norman Jewison
productionCompany Norman Jewison Productions
releaseDate 1978
releaseYear 1978
runtime 145 minutes
screenwriter Joe Eszterhas
Sylvester Stallone
setInPeriod 1930s
1940s
1950s
starring David Huffman
Melinda Dillon
Peter Boyle
Rod Steiger
Sylvester Stallone
Tony Lo Bianco
subject corruption
labor movement in the United States
labor unions
organized crime
organized labor
titleExpansion Federation of Inter-State Truckers
linked to: Trucking Unlimited

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Melinda Dillon notableWork F.I.S.T.
Peter Donat notableWork F.I.S.T.
Gene Corman notableWork F.I.S.T.
F.I.S.T. hasAcronym F.I.S.T.
Anna Zarinka appearsIn F.I.S.T.
subject linked to: Anna Zarinka in F.I.S.T.