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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Pumping Iron canonical 2
Pumping Iron (book) 1
Pumping Iron II: The Women 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf documentary film
sports documentary
basedOn Pumping Iron self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pumping Iron (book)
basedOnAuthor Charles Gaines
George Butler
cinematographyBy Robert Fiore
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts Mr. Olympia
surface form: 1975 Mr. Olympia

Mr. Universe contest
surface form: 1975 Mr. Universe
director George Butler
Robert Fiore
distributor Cinema 5 Distributing
editedBy Lorenzo De Stefano
featuresCharacter Arnold Schwarzenegger
Ed Corney
Franco Columbu
Ken Waller
Lou Ferrigno
Mike Katz
Serge Nubret
filmingLocation Gold's Gym, Venice, California
South Africa
follows Arnold Schwarzenegger
Ed Corney
Franco Columbu
Lou Ferrigno
Mike Katz
genre documentary
sports film
hasSequel Pumping Iron self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pumping Iron II: The Women
helpedPopularize Arnold Schwarzenegger
bodybuilding
mainSubject Mr. Olympia competition
Mr. Universe contest
surface form: Mr. Universe competition

bodybuilding
musicBy Michael Small
narrator Charles Gaines
notableFor influence on mainstream perception of bodybuilding
portrayal of competitive bodybuilding culture
originalLanguage English
producer George Butler
Jerome Gary
publicationDate 1977
releaseDecade 1970s film
releaseType theatrical release
runtimeMinutes 85
starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
Franco Columbu
Lou Ferrigno
title Pumping Iron self-link

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Arnold Schwarzenegger subjectOf Pumping Iron
Pumping Iron title Pumping Iron self-link
Pumping Iron basedOn Pumping Iron self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pumping Iron (book)
Pumping Iron hasSequel Pumping Iron self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pumping Iron II: The Women