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| 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 | |
| Joe Tornatore | ... | Angel | |
| James Karen | ... | Andrews | |
| Stuart Gillard | ... | Phil Talbot | |
| Brian Dennehy | ... | Frank Vasko | |
| Sam Chew Jr. | ... | Peter Jacobs (as Sam Chew) | |
| Robert Lipton | ... | Dave Roberts | |
| John Bleifer | ... | Mishka | |
| Frank McRae | ... | Lincoln Dombrowsky | |
| Rozsika Halmos | ... | Mrs. Kovak | |
| Earl Montgomery | ... | Russell Langley | |
| Harry Basch | ... | Network Announcer | |
| Nada Rowand | ... | Mrs. Vasko | |
| Chuck Gradi | ... | Jugovich aka Jugs | |
| Alphonse Skerl | ... | Priest (as Father Alphonse Skerl) | |
| Reid Cruickshanks | ... | McGuinn | |
| Sidney Clute | ... | Company Negotiator | |
| M. Patrick Hughes | ... | Jocko | |
| Bill Zuckert | ... | Delegate Bob | |
| Martin Braddock | ... | Attorney Negotiations | |
| Barry Atwater | ... | Milano's Attorney | |
| Sandy Ward | ... | The Man | |
| Andy Romano | ... | Man #1 | |
| Frank Whiteman | ... | Gunman #3 | |
| Hugo Bolba | ... | Zigi | |
| Ron Delagardelle | ... | Samuels | |
| Robert Courtleigh | ... | Congressman | |
| Judson Pratt | ... | Kovak's Attorney | |
| David Greene | ... | Senator | |
| Jimmy Murphy | ... | TV Reporter (as Jim Murphy) | |
| René Le Vant | ... | Newspaper Reporter | |
| Tony Mendia | ... | Michael Kovak | |
| Anthony Kiedis | ... | Kevin Kovak (as Cole Dammett) | |
| Deonne Fator | ... | Vasko's Daughter | |
| Richard Dioguardi | ... | Man #2 | |
| Tony Crupi | ... | Gunman #1 | |
| Herman Poppe | ... | Gunman #2 | |
| Frank Bongiorno | ... | Italian Waiter | |
| Antonio Canino | ... | Maitre D | |
| Michael Twaine | ... | FBI Man #1 (as Michael Twain) | |
| Walt Davis | ... | FBI Man #2 | |
| Sam Woods | ... | Another Delegate | |
| James Jeter | ... | Mike Quinn | |
| Jack Slate | ... | Bob Wilson | |
| George Barrow | ... | Trucker #1 | |
| Norman Rice | ... | Trucker #2 | |
| Ed Call | ... | Trucker #3 | |
| Russell Shannon | ... | Abe's Man | |
| Fil Formicola | ... | The Man's Assistant | |
| Brass Adams | ... | Attorney | |
| Eric Carlson | ... | Worker | |
| John R. Setard | ... | Another Worker | |
| John Bisenius | ... | Radio Patrolman | |
| Vincent Williams | ... | Glove Factory Foreman | |
| Joseph W. Schuver | ... | Gas Station Attendant | |
| Carl Vander Meulen | ... | Police Captain | |
| Charles McCarthy | ... | Accordionist (as Charles R. McCarthy) | |
| Ethel Kohler | ... | Accordionist's Wife | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Bill Bicksler | ... | Bar Patron (uncredited) | |
| Luther Fear | ... | Local union boss (uncredited) | |
| Fritz Ford | ... | Cop (uncredited) | |
| Bruce McGill | ... | Hitman (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Norman Jewison | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Joe Eszterhas | (story) | |
| Joe Eszterhas | (screenplay) and | |
| Sylvester Stallone | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Gene Corman | .... | executive producer | |
| Norman Jewison | .... | producer | |
| Patrick J. Palmer | .... | associate producer (as Patrick Palmer) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Bill Conti | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| László Kovács | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Graeme Clifford | |||
Casting by | |||
| Jane Feinberg | |||
| Mike Fenton | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Richard Macdonald | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Angelo P. Graham | (as Angelo Graham) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| George R. Nelson | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Anthea Sylbert | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Michael Germain | .... | makeup artist (as Mike Germain) | |
| Jean Burt Reilly | .... | hair stylist | |
| Michael Westmore | .... | makeup artist (as Mike Westmore) | |
Production Management | |||
| Larry DeWaay | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Win Phelps | .... | second assistant director | |
| L. Andrew Stone | .... | first assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Eugene Acker | .... | construction painter (as Gene Acker) | |
| Sam Gordon | .... | property master | |
| Roger Irvin | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Thomas L. Roysden | .... | assistant set decorator | |
| Bill Iiams | .... | general foreman (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Peter Horrocks | .... | dubbing editor | |
| Gordon K. McCallum | .... | dubbing mixer | |
| Kenneth Schwarz | .... | boom operator (as Ken Schwarz) | |
| Les Wiggins | .... | dubbing editor | |
| Charles M. Wilborn | .... | production sound mixer (as Chuck Wilborn) | |
| Graham V. Hartstone | .... | sound re-recording mixer (uncredited) | |
| Nicolas Le Messurier | .... | sound re-recording mixer (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| John Burke | .... | special effects | |
Stunts | |||
| Jimmy Casino | .... | stunts | |
| Bennie E. Dobbins | .... | stunts (as Bennie Dobbins) | |
| Dick Durock | .... | stunts | |
| Diamond Farnsworth | .... | stunts (as Hill Farnsworth) | |
| Jerry Gatlin | .... | stunts | |
| Orwin C. Harvey | .... | stunts (as Orwin Harvey) | |
| Loren Janes | .... | stunts | |
| Max Kleven | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Walt La Rue | .... | stunts | |
| Dar Robinson | .... | stunts | |
| Bill Shannon | .... | stunts | |
| Bob Terhune | .... | stunts | |
| Greg Walker | .... | stunts (as William Greg Walker) | |
| Rock A. Walker | .... | stunts (as Rock Walker) | |
| Jack Williams | .... | stunts | |
| Henry Wills | .... | stunts | |
| Jerry Wills | .... | stunts | |
| Fred Carson | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Nick Dimitri | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Chuck Hicks | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Richmond L. Aguilar | .... | gaffer (as Rich Aguilar) | |
| Romeo De Santis Jr. | .... | best boy (as Romeo De Santis) | |
| Neil Leifer | .... | special photography | |
| Leonard Lookabaugh | .... | key grip (as Len Lookabaugh) | |
| Morgan Renard | .... | still photographer | |
| Robert M. Stevens | .... | camera operator (as Bob Stevens) | |
| Joseph E. Thibo | .... | camera technician (as Joe Thibo) | |
| Stephen Wever | .... | still photographer (as Steve Wever) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Tom Carnahan | .... | extras casting: Iowa | |
| Carolyn Doty | .... | extras casting: Iowa | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Thalia Phillips | .... | costumer: women | |
| G. Tony Scarano | .... | costumer: men (as Tony Scarano) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Terry Busby | .... | assistant editor | |
| Antony Gibbs | .... | supervising editor | |
| Brian Mann | .... | assistant editor | |
| David A. Simmons | .... | assistant editor (as David Simmons) | |
| Chris Blunden | .... | assistant editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Peter T. Myers | .... | orchestrator (as Peter Myers) | |
| Joe Tuley | .... | music editor | |
| Dan Wallin | .... | music scoring mixer (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Craig Pinkard | .... | transportation captain | |
| James Thornsberry | .... | transportation coordinator (as Jim Thornsberry) | |
| Joseph Smallwood | .... | transportation coordinator (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Tom Andresen | .... | location manager: Iowa | |
| Joan Arnold | .... | production coordinator | |
| Wendell Baggett | .... | assistant auditor | |
| Dow Griffith | .... | location manager: Los Angeles | |
| Tony Meyer | .... | special equipment | |
| Charles Milhaupt | .... | production assistant | |
| Ted Mossman | .... | second propman | |
| Stuart Neumann | .... | location manager: Washington D.C. | |
| Julia Pascal | .... | personal assistant to director | |
| Dan Perri | .... | title designer | |
| John Rothwell | .... | unit publicist | |
| Carol Schreder | .... | researcher | |
| Chris Soldo | .... | production assistant (as Christopher Soldo) | |
| Ann Straley | .... | production assistant | |
| Carl Vander Meulen | .... | police security | |
| Ruth West | .... | production auditor | |
| Marshall J. Wolins | .... | script supervisor (as Marshall Wolins) | |
| T.G. Finkbinder | .... | extra (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Robert Ray | .... | thanks (as Governor Robert Ray) | |
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First of all, I just want to applaud Mr. Sylvester Stallone for appearing in this under-rated Hollywood classic "F.I.S.T." (1978) which is the kind of film that either Marlon Brando or Rock Hudson would have appeared in back in the day. Here we have Sly in a very serious role, a 2.5 hour epic about a factory worker who wishes better working conditions for his fellow factory men, and ultimately forms a union and becomes a very powerful Jimmy Hoffa-like figure of it.
This film in a way reminded me of Sly's "Rocky" co-star Burt Young's 1989 classic "Last Exit to Brooklyn." I wish Hollywood could have given Sly more of a chance to make more films like this in his career, instead of trash like "Tango and Cash" or "Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot." This was a great script with a talented director at the helm (Norman Jewison). The fact that Sly had the support of Rod Steiger, Karl Malden, Peter Boyle, Melinda Dillon, and Brian Dennehy in the cast...this is the kind of cast you reserve for someone with the talent of Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, or Robert De Niro, but Sly actually got his shot at an epic masterpiece with "F.I.S.T."
Now, don't get me wrong here. Sly's Academy Award winning "Rocky" (1976) is a great film, but it is also a very commercial film that can easily be viewed by the masses. "Copland" also explored a serious subject matter, but it too was also a commercial film (If you think about it...). "F.I.S.T." to this day is Sly's only serious film that can actually rival that of Marlon Brando's "On the Waterfront." Growing up watching his 80's action films like "Cobra," "Rocky III," "Rocky IV," "Rambo: First Blood Part II," and "Rambo III," who knew Sly had it in him all along? Contrary to popular belief, Sly actually had "two shots" at greatness. One was the Academy Award winning "Rocky." The other is this under-rated epic classic "F.I.S.T." This film needs to be seen to be believed. This film without a doubt is Sylvester Stallone's greatest film of his long and illustrious Hollywood career. Way to go, Sly! :)
And looking over the credits, I just realized that Anthony Kiedis (the lead singer of "Red Hot Chili Peppers") had a brief scene as Sly's son sharing a family meal at the dinner table. This film is literally filled with great talent! :D If you blink, you will literally miss him...