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Where was F.I.S.T. filmed?

1978 film, directed by Norman Jewison.

  • California

The story is set in Ohio, about 2,020 miles (3,251 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Ohio
Filmed in
California
Distance
About 2,020 miles (3,251 km) between Ohio and the nearest filming location.

About F.I.S.T.

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Released
1978
Director
Norman Jewison
Cast
Sylvester StalloneRod SteigerPeter BoyleMelinda DillonDavid HuffmanKevin ConwayTony Lo BiancoAnthony KiedisHenry WilcoxonBrian Dennehy
Genre
Drama

The story

At a loading dock in Cleveland in 1937, supervisor Mr.

Resentful of these unfair labor practices, Hungarian-American worker Johnny Kovak leads a riot.

Kovak is given a car to use while recruiting, which also allows him to meet and soon start dating Lithuanian-American worker Anna Zarinkas.

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