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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Predicate Object
instanceOf American drama film
film
basedOn loosely on the life of Jimmy Hoffa
character Johnny Kovak NERFINISHED
union leader
cinematographyBy László Kovács NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Norman Jewison NERFINISHED
distributor United Artists NERFINISHED
editedBy Shelly Kahn NERFINISHED
filmingLocation California, United States
surface form: California

Iowa NERFINISHED
Ohio NERFINISHED
genre crime drama film
drama film
political drama film
hasAcronym F.I.S.T. NERFINISHED
inspiredBy Jimmy Hoffa NERFINISHED
rise of a labor leader
leadActorRole Sylvester Stallone as Johnny Kovak NERFINISHED
mainCharacterLaterRole union boss
mainCharacterOccupation warehouse worker
musicBy Bill Conti NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
productionCompany Norman Jewison Productions NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1978
releaseYear 1978
runtime 145 minutes
screenwriter Joe Eszterhas NERFINISHED
Sylvester Stallone NERFINISHED
setInPeriod 1930s
1940s
1950s
starring David Huffman NERFINISHED
Melinda Dillon NERFINISHED
Peter Boyle NERFINISHED
Rod Steiger NERFINISHED
Sylvester Stallone NERFINISHED
Tony Lo Bianco NERFINISHED
subject corruption
labor movement in the United States
labor unions
organized crime
organized labor
titleExpansion Federation of Inter-State Truckers NERFINISHED

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Melinda Dillon notableWork F.I.S.T.
Peter Donat notableWork F.I.S.T.