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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, Jackie Gleason and Mickey Rooney in the parts portrayed on television by Keenan Wynn and his father Ed Wynn, and social worker Grace Miller was portrayed by 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" 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.
Fictional aging heavyweight Louis "Mountain" Rivera (Anthony Quinn) is felled by young Cassius Clay, the future Muhammad Ali, and finds his professional career over. His manipulative manager ...
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- Anthony Quinn
- Ralph Nelson
- Drama, Sports
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.
A film adaptation of Rod Serling's teleplay about a boxer's downfall and redemption. Starring Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney and more.
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.
