--- title: 'Pumping Iron (1977)' type: 'film' director: 'George Butler' released: '1977-01-18' runtime_minutes: 85 genres: - 'Documentary' countries: - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/pumping-iron-1977' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076578/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Pumping Iron (1977) 1977 · 85 min · Documentary · United States ## Synopsis Pumping Iron is a 1977 American docudrama about the world of professional bodybuilding, with a focus on the 1975 IFBB Mr. Universe and 1975 Mr. Olympia competitions. Directed by George Butler and Robert Fiore and edited by Geof Bartz and Larry Silk, it is inspired by the 1974 book of the same name by photographer Butler and writer/paintball creator Charles Gaines and nominally centers on the competition between Arnold Schwarzenegger and one of his primary competitors for the title of Mr. Olympia, Lou Ferrigno. The film also features segments on bodybuilders Franco Columbu and Mike Katz, in addition to appearances by Ken Waller, Ed Corney, Serge Nubret, and other famous bodybuilders of the era. ## Credits - **Director:** [George Butler](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-butler) - **Screenplay:** [George Butler](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-butler), [Charles Gaines](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-gaines) - **Producer:** [George Butler](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-butler) - **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Small](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-small) ## Cast - [Arnold Schwarzenegger](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnold-schwarzenegger) as self - [Lou Ferrigno](https://cinepixo.com/people/lou-ferrigno) as self - [Mike Katz](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-katz) as self - [Franco Columbu](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-columbu) as self - [Roger Callard](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-callard) as self - [Bud Cort](https://cinepixo.com/people/bud-cort) as self - [Serge Nubret](https://cinepixo.com/people/serge-nubret) as self ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/pumping-iron-1977 Film facts: Wikidata (Q911699); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.