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Requiem for a Heavyweight is a 1962 American film directed by Ralph Nelson based on the television play of the same name with Anthony Quinn in the role originated by Jack Palance and Jackie Gleason and Mickey Rooney in the parts portrayed on television by Keenan Wynn and his father Ed Wynn.
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Requiem for a Heavyweight: Directed by Ralph Nelson. With Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, Julie Harris. After suffering a brutal defeat and being told he can no longer fight, 37-year-old, scar-ridden prizefighter Louis 'Mountain' Rivera struggles to find a new direction in life.
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- Drama, Sport
- Ralph Nelson
- 1962-11-16
Heavyweight prizefighter Mountain Rivera is knocked out in the 7th round after suffering a brutal beating from a young contender. Upon learning from his doctor that he may become blind, Mountain quits the ring.
"Requiem for a Heavyweight" is a teleplay written by Rod Serling and produced for the live television show Playhouse 90 on 11 October 1956. Six years later, it was adapted into the 1962 feature film of the same name starring Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, and Julie Harris.
Requiem for a Heavyweight. NEW. Fictional aging heavyweight Louis "Mountain" Rivera (Anthony Quinn) is felled by young Cassius Clay, the future Muhammad Ali, and finds his professional career...
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- Anthony Quinn
- Ralph Nelson
- Drama, Sports
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Requiem for a Heavyweight, American film drama, released in 1962, that takes a grim look at the underbelly of the boxing world. (Read Gene Tunney’s 1929 Britannica essay on boxing.) Requiem for a Heavyweight was adapted for the screen by Rod Serling, who originally wrote the script as a teleplay.
