Movie Info

Sylvester Stallone stars in this hard-hitting, boldly ambitious drama that powerfully reveals a significant slice of American history. As union leader...(read more...) Johnny Kovak, Stallone's performance confirmed his stature as one of Hollywood's hottest stars. Closely paralleling history, the film follows the rise and fall of Kovak, from his beginnings as an idealistic blue-collar worker to his final position as head of one of the country's most powerful unions: the Federation of Inter-State Truckers. But there are no unscarred heroes in this world. To achieve his dream of justice for the working man, Kovak must accept the muscle of organized crime. Ultimately, F.I.S.T. is a story of idealism corrupted and betrayed. Oscar® winner Rod Steiger (1967 Best Actor, In the Heat of the Night), Peter Boyle and Brian Dennehy are featured in the fine supporting cast. Directed by Norman Jewison, with Laszlo Kovac's darkly moody cinematography and a heroic score by Rocky composer Bill Conti, F.I.S.T. is "a particularly American kind of epic" (Vincent Canby, The New York Times).

Director: Norman Jewison

MPAA: PG

Running Time: 145 min.

Release Date: Jan 01, 1978

Cast: Cassie Yates, David Huffman, Elena Karam, Henry Wilcoxon, John Lehne, Ken Kercheval, Kevin Conway, Melinda Dillon, Peter Boyle, Peter Donat, Richard Herd, Rod Steiger, Sylvester Stallone, Tony Lo Bianco