F.I.S.T.

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F.I.S.T. ★★½ 1978 (R)

A young truck driver turns union organizer for idealistic reasons, but finds himself teaming with gangsters to boost his cause. His rise to the top of the union comes at the cost of his integrity, as Stallone does a character resembling Jimmy Hoffa. 145m/C VHS, DVD . Sylvester Stallone, Rod Steiger, Peter Boyle, David Huffman, Melinda Dillon, Tony LoBianco, Kevin Conway, Peter Donat, Cassie Yates, Brian Dennehy; D: Norman Jewison; W: Sylvester Stallone; M: Bill Conti.

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