Pumping Iron

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Pumping Iron is a 1977 documentary film that follows Arnold Schwarzenegger and other bodybuilders as they prepare for and compete in professional bodybuilding contests, helping popularize the sport and Schwarzenegger himself.

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instanceOf documentary film
sports documentary
basedOn Pumping Iron (book) NERFINISHED
basedOnAuthor Charles Gaines NERFINISHED
George Butler NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Robert Fiore NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts 1975 Mr. Olympia NERFINISHED
1975 Mr. Universe NERFINISHED
director George Butler NERFINISHED
Robert Fiore NERFINISHED
distributor Cinema 5 Distributing NERFINISHED
editedBy Lorenzo De Stefano NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Arnold Schwarzenegger NERFINISHED
Ed Corney NERFINISHED
Franco Columbu NERFINISHED
Ken Waller NERFINISHED
Lou Ferrigno NERFINISHED
Mike Katz NERFINISHED
Serge Nubret NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Gold's Gym, Venice, California NERFINISHED
South Africa NERFINISHED
follows Arnold Schwarzenegger NERFINISHED
Ed Corney NERFINISHED
Franco Columbu NERFINISHED
Lou Ferrigno NERFINISHED
Mike Katz NERFINISHED
genre documentary
sports film
hasSequel Pumping Iron II: The Women NERFINISHED
helpedPopularize Arnold Schwarzenegger NERFINISHED
bodybuilding
mainSubject Mr. Olympia competition
Mr. Universe competition NERFINISHED
bodybuilding
musicBy Michael Small NERFINISHED
narrator Charles Gaines NERFINISHED
notableFor influence on mainstream perception of bodybuilding
portrayal of competitive bodybuilding culture
originalLanguage English
producer George Butler NERFINISHED
Jerome Gary NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1977
releaseDecade 1970s film
releaseType theatrical release
runtimeMinutes 85
starring Arnold Schwarzenegger NERFINISHED
Franco Columbu NERFINISHED
Lou Ferrigno NERFINISHED
title Pumping Iron NERFINISHED

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Arnold Schwarzenegger subjectOf Pumping Iron