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.
Vince Doyle
The film's tagline is: "A story about a man, the woman he loved, and the men he fought for."
With a budget of $11.0M, the film grossed $20.4M — a profit of $9.4M (85% ROI).
The runtime is 145 minutes (2h 25m).
The film features dialogue in 5 languages: Hungarian, Italian, Latin, Lithuanian, English.
The film was directed by Norman Jewison.
The screenplay was written by Joe Eszterhas and Joe Eszterhas.
The score was composed by Bill Conti.
Cinematography was handled by László Kovács.
The film features a large ensemble cast of over 73 credited actors.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0077531.
Good
223 votes
F.I.S.T.
Released
PG
Magyar, Italiano, Latin, Lietuvių, English
United States of America
$11,000,000
$20,388,920
