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F.I.S.T.

1978 · 145 min

A sprawling, earnest rise-and-fall saga that feels heavy with moral compromise, offering a gritty, slow-burning look at power and its costs.

Tagline
A story about a man, the woman he loved, and the men he fought for.
Overview
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • power
  • betrayal
  • ambition
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Norman Jewison
Written by
Sylvester Stallone, Norman Jewison, Joe Eszterhas
Starring
Sylvester Stallone, Rod Steiger, Peter Boyle, Melinda Dillon, David Huffman, Kevin Conway, Tony Lo Bianco, Cassie Yates
Music
Bill Conti
Cinematography
László Kovács
Runtime
145 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Italian, Latin, Lithuanian, Hungarian

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