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1978 • 2h 25min • PG • Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama

F.I.S.T.

"A story about a man, the woman he loved, and the men he fought for."

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.

IMDb 6.4

RT 67%

MC 54

Director

Norman Jewison

Writers

Joe Eszterhas

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Sylvester Stallone

John D. 'Johnny' Kovak

Rod Steiger

Sen. Andrew Madison

Peter Boyle

Max Graham

Melinda Dillon

Anna Zarinkas

David Huffman

Abe Belkin

Kevin Conway

Vince Doyle

Tony Lo Bianco

Anthony 'Babe' Milano

Cassie Yates

Molly

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