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F.I.S.T. is a 1978 American drama film directed by Norman Jewison, who also produced the movie. The screenplay was written by Joe Eszterhas, Sylvester Stallone, and Norman Jewison. The cast includes Sylvester Stallone, Rod Steiger, Peter Boyle, and Melinda Dillon. The film was produced by United Artists, Chateau Productions, and Huron Productions Inc., with distribution handled by United Artists. It was filmed in California and set in Ohio.
The narrative was inspired by Jimmy Hoffa. The film features music by composer Bill Conti, cinematography by László Kovács, editing by Graeme Clifford, and costumes by Anthea Sylbert. It has a runtime of 145 minutes and was released in April and August 1978. The production had a budget of 11,000,000. Box office revenue figures are listed as 20,400,000 and 20,388,920. Critical reception includes scores of 6.8/10, 54/100, and 67%, with an average vote of 6.54.
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6.5Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts a campaign to find the truth about the alleged connections with the Mob.
Cast
- Sylvester Stallone as John D. 'Johnny' Kovak
- Rod Steiger as Sen. Andrew Madison
- Peter Boyle as Max Graham
- Melinda Dillon as Anna Zarinkas
- David Huffman as Abe Belkin
- Kevin Conway as Vince Doyle
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Norman Jewison
- Screenwriter
- Norman Jewison
- Cast member
- John Bleifer
- Composer
- Bill Conti
- Producer
- Norman Jewison
- Cinematographer
- László Kovács
- Narrative location
- Ohio
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 125
- FilmAffinity ID
- 548510
- Image
- Alan Light (3743329993).jpg
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- Commons category
- F.I.S.T.
- film editor
- Graeme Clifford
- title
- F.I.S.T.
- distributed by
- United Artists
- capital cost
- 11000000
- box office
- 20400000
- different from
- fisting
- review score
- 67%
- publication date
- 1987-10-00
- inspired by
- Jimmy Hoffa
- costume designer
- Anthea Sylbert
- art director
- George R. Nelson
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