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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" 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.
A 1962 drama about a former boxer's struggles with corruption and identity, starring Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason and Mickey Rooney. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, videos and photos of this classic film.
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- Drama, Sport
- Ralph Nelson
- 1962-11-16
Requiem for a Heavyweight - (Original Trailer) Anthony Quinn is an aging boxer trying to escape a crooked manager (Jackie Gleason) in Rod Serling's drama Requiem For A Heavyweight (1962).
A boxer's career and life are ruined by corruption and blindness in this hard-hitting drama. He struggles to find a new identity and dignity with the help of a social worker and a trainer, but faces betrayal and humiliation.
Requiem for a Heavyweight | Rotten Tomatoes. Released Oct 16, 1962 1h 27m Drama Sports. Fictional aging heavyweight Louis "Mountain" Rivera (Anthony Quinn) is felled by young Cassius Clay, the...
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A TV movie about a boxer's decline and redemption, starring Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason and Mickey Rooney. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers and other crew members on IMDb.
