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Overview

User Rating:
6.2/10   2,456 votes
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Director:

Norman Jewison

Writers:

Joe Eszterhas (story)
Joe Eszterhas (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

17 August 1978 (West Germany) more

Genre:

Drama more

Tagline:

A love story between a man, a country, the people he led and the woman he loved. more

Plot:

Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization... more | add synopsis

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Hollywood Pays Tribute to Steiger
 (From WENN. 11 July 2002)

User Comments:

Stallone's finest acting is seen here... more (22 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sylvester Stallone ... Johnny Kovak

Rod Steiger ... Senator Madison

Peter Boyle ... Max Graham
Melinda Dillon ... Anna Zarinkas
David Huffman ... Abe Belkin

Kevin Conway ... Vince Doyle

Tony Lo Bianco ... Babe Milano
Cassie Yates ... Molly
Peter Donat ... Arthur St. Clair
John Lehne ... Mr. Gant

Henry Wilcoxon ... Win Talbot

Richard Herd ... Mike Monahan
Tony Mockus Jr. ... Tom Higgins (as Tony Mockus)
Ken Kercheval ... Bernie Marr
Elena Karam ... Mrs. Zerinkas
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Additional Details

Runtime:

145 min | UK:131 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | West Germany:16 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | Norway:16 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating)


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The scenes that take place in Cleveland early in the story were filmed in Dubuque, Iowa. One of the reasons they chose that town is because, since the town was wired for cable TV, none of the homes or buildings had TV antennas on the rooftops. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Neues aus der Anstalt: (#2.2)" (2008) more

Soundtrack:

Rockin' Robin more


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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Stallone's finest acting is seen here..., 3 May 2006
10/10
Author: qkill007 from London, England

Stallone, known for physique, bulging biceps, droopy eyes and slurred speech has proved audiences that he is one of the finest actors. Personally, he is one of my favourite actors since I was a kid and movies like Rocky, Copland, First-Blood (rambo), Lock-Up, Nighthawks, Oscar and Asassins have also proved the same. F.I.S.T begins with the story of a struggling blue collar worker back in the 1930s of USA. He tries to live the American dream, but is only betrayed, kicked and disgusted with life around him. His character Johnny Kovak moves to become an organiser for Labour Unions in the first half of the movie. The second half shows him becoming older as president of the Trucking Labour Unions and the dirty deals he is forced to undertake to ensure welfare of the workers. The film is based on the lines of Rocky as a struggling man trying to cope, added with a realistic ending. A must see for Stallone fans and people who like Drama movies. Bill Conti's score is moving and Norman Jewison's direction is amazing. A satisfactory story line combined with some powerful performances will impress you. I am quite surprised as to why this film is so underrated !

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