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.—Mattias Thuresson
union boss, blue-collar worker, mobster, senator, intense, brooding, cleveland, warehouse, labor union, organized crime, aspirations, justice, underdog, rise, rivalry, fall, 1930s
F.I.S.T. is another in a long line of well-made films that excel in their particulars, even if they fall a little short as complete, complex pieces of cinema.
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