F.I.S.T. (1978)

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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.

• Released: 1978-04-26
• Genres: Drama, Action, Crime, Thriller
• Runtime: 2h 25m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 237 votes

Directed by Norman Jewison.

Top 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
• Tony Lo Bianco as Anthony 'Babe' Milano
• Cassie Yates as Molly
• Peter Donat as Arthur St. Clair
• John Lehne as Mr. Gant

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