F.I.S.T.
A story about a man, the woman he loved, and the men he fought for.
- 1978
- Rated PG
- 2h 25m
- Drama
Rating: 6.5 out of 10TMDB(238 votes)
Overview
Johnny 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.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $20.4M worldwide, about 1.9 times its $11M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in California
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Inspired by
Inspired by Jimmy Hoffa
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Setting
Set in Ohio
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Music
Music by Bill Conti
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Cinematography
Cinematography by László Kovács
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Joe EszterhasWriter, Screenplay
- Sylvester StalloneScreenplay
- Norman JewisonScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 26, 1978
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $11M
- Revenue
- $20.4M
- Countries
- United States of America
Cast
Sylvester StalloneJohn D. 'Johnny' Kovak
Rod SteigerSen. Andrew Madison
Peter BoyleMax Graham
Melinda DillonAnna Zarinkas
David HuffmanAbe Belkin
Kevin ConwayVince Doyle
Tony Lo BiancoAnthony 'Babe' Milano
Cassie YatesMolly
Peter DonatArthur St. Clair
John LehneMr. Gant
Henry WilcoxonWin Talbot
Richard HerdMike Monahan- Tony Mockus Jr.Tom Higgins
Ken KerchevalBernie Marr- Elena KaramMrs. Zarinkas
- Joe TornatoreAngel
James KarenAndrews
Stuart GillardPhil Talbot
Brian DennehyFrank Vasko
Sam Chew Jr.Peter Jacobs
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