Pumping Iron Collection

Documentary

Pumping Iron

White Mountain Films

Rollie Robinson

United States of America

English

Français

Deutsch

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Lou Ferrigno

Mike Katz

Serge Nubret

Franco Columbu

Ed Corney

Ken Waller

Robbie Robinson

Marianne Claire

Roger Callard

Bud Cort

Jimmy Williams

Joe Weider

Paul Grant

John Isaacs

Matty Ferrigno

Victoria Ferrigno

Roger Walker

Robert Fiore

George Butler

Jerome Gary

Charles Gaines

Lawrence Silk

Michael Small

Geof Bartz

Harry Lapham

Joan Weidman

Francis Daniel

Hugh Little

Lee Dichter

Larry Shaw

Joan Churchill

Jerry Cotts

Robert Leacock

Robby Wald

John Karol

Eric Darstead

Jim Signorelli

**Probably the most significant film about bodybuilding ever made.**

This film is a masterclass for any documentary filmmaker—though it's more of a docudrama than a traditional documentary. Fiction and reality are cleverly intertwined in a way that helped lay the groundwork for the subsequent bodybuilding and fitness boom. It also introduced the public to a man who would go on to achieve even greater success in many fields, often as a pioneer, and sometimes in situations where no one believed in him: Arnold Schwarzenegger.

At his peak as a "bodybuilder," Arnie is portrayed as someone who is sharp and ruthless, willing to sacrifice everything—absolutely everything—for success. Lou Ferrigno, later known for portraying the Hulk in the TV series, plays his rival, a shy and vulnerable individual with a dominant and pushing father. These two opposing forces are used to represent the 1970s U.S. bodybuilding scene and make it accessible to the public.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger

Lou Ferrigno

Mike Katz

Serge Nubret

Franco Columbu

Ed Corney

Ken Waller

Robbie Robinson

Marianne Claire

Roger Callard

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