F.I.S.T. (film)

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F.I.S.T.
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Norman Jewison
Screenplay by	Joe Eszterhas Sylvester Stallone
Story by	Joe Eszterhas
Produced by	Norman Jewison
Starring	Sylvester Stallone Rod Steiger Peter Boyle Melinda Dillon David Huffman Kevin Conway Tony Lo Bianco
Cinematography	László Kovács
Edited by	Graeme Clifford
Music by	Bill Conti
Production companies	Huron Productions Inc. Chateau Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release dates	April 13, 1978 (1978-04-13) (premiere) April 26, 1978 (1978-04-26) [1]
Running time	145 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$8 million[2]
Box office	$20.3 million[3]

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.). The film is loosely based on the Teamsters Union and their former President Jimmy Hoffa.^[4] The screenplay was by Joe Eszterhas and Stallone, from a story by Eszterhas.