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F.I.S.T. Details

1978

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Stallone plays a Jimmy Hoffa-type in this well-conceived drama about powerful bunions. As Johnny Kovak, an honest factory worker, Stallone takes on mobsters, union corruption and a crooked US senator after being forced to stand up for his rights. After cutting a deal with the blob, he finds he may have to pay a higher price .. Read more

Starring	Sylvester Stallone, Rod Steiger, Peter Boyle, Melinda Dillon
Director	Norman Jewison
Genres	Drama

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F.I.S.T.

Starring	Sylvester Stallone, Rod Steiger, Peter Boyle, Melinda Dillon, David Huffman, Brian Dennehy, Kevin Conway, Tony Lo Bianco, Brian Denne
Director	Norman Jewison
Studio	MGM ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs 5 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1978 To Rent: DVD: 23 Jun 2003

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- Reminiscent of All the King's Men and On the Waterfront, this much overlong melodrama has compelling passages, but the star is not quite equal to it and parts are both repetitive and obscure.
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  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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  Almost good
  
  This film, about Stallone's rise through the union movement, comes close to being a really good film. For me, however, the characters just don't come ... read more »
  
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  Stallone in F.I.S.T
  
  Stallone at his charming best - F.I.S.T tells a story of early union movement, corruption and mob interference in the union. Will have you gripped from start to... read more »
  
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  - 11 Oct 2011 at 11:38
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  Bunions? Blob? What's going on?
  
  Powerful bunions? They'd better be powerful
  
  to take on Sly. Then he's got to take on the blob. This must be one surreal movie .
  
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  - 14 Oct 2010 at 17:50
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  Almost good
  
  This film, about Stallone's rise through the union movement, comes close to being a really good film. For me, however, the characters just don't come ... read more »
  
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  Stallone plays a Jimmy Hoffa-type in this well-conceived drama about powerful bunions. As Johnny Kovak, an honest factory worker, Stallone takes on mobsters, union corruption and a crooked US senator after being forced to stand up for his rights. After cutting a deal with the blob, he finds he may ...