Sylvester Stallone
Johnny Kovak
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F.I.S.T. (stylized on-screen as F•I•S•T) is a 1978 American neo-noir crime drama film produced and directed by Norman Jewison and starring Sylvester Stallone. Stallone plays a Cleveland warehouse worker who becomes involved in the labor union leadership of the fictional "Federation of Inter-State Truckers" (F.I.S.T.).
Apr 28, 1978 · F.I.S.T.: Directed by Norman Jewison. With Sylvester Stallone, Rod Steiger, Peter Boyle, Melinda Dillon. A rebellious Cleveland warehouse worker rises through the ranks of a trucking industry union to become union president but his organized crime links cause his eventual downfall.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Norman Jewison
- 1978-04-28
Though Kovak is fired, his spirit wins him the admiration of others, and he becomes a new recruit for a labor union known as the Federation of Interstate Truckers. As the union becomes more ...
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- Norman Jewison
- PG
- Sylvester Stallone
Sep 25, 2003 · Actually, F.I.S.T., to be more precise - an acronym for Federated Inter-State Truckers. Released in 1978, this often-overlooked film stars the action hero as the rising leader in a Cleveland truckers' union organization during the Depression.
- Norman Jewison
- Sylvester Stallone
A feisty septuagenarian reluctantly teams up with a young explorer in this Oscar-winning Best Animated Feature Film by Pixar.
- (10)
- 2 min
- PG
F.I.S.T is a 1978 movie directed by Norman Jewison and starring Sylvester Stallone. In this film, Stallone plays a Cleveland warehouse worker named Johnny Kovak who becomes involved in the labor union leadership of the fictional ‘Federation of Inter State Truckers’, and finds that he must sacrifice his principles as he moves up through the ...
A rebellious Cleveland warehouse worker rises through the ranks of a trucking industry union to become union president but his organized crime links cause his eventual downfall. Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization.
