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Requiem for a Heavyweight(Movie, 1962)

1h 35min | Genre: Drama
Requiem for a HeavyweightRating: 3.6/5 (with 2626 votes)
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. Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, appears as Quinn's opponent in a boxing match at the beginning of the movie. The film version is somewhat darker in its plotline than the original teleplay. ()
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"Requiem for a Heavyweight" is currently available on 2 providers. Requiem for a Heavyweight can be rented on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (SD/HD/4K) or purchased on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (as a download from the website or as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

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Awards & Nominations for Requiem for a Heavyweight

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

About Requiem for a Heavyweight

Mountain Rivera is a veteran heavyweight and near-champion who suddenly finds himself washed up in the only trade he knows—prizefighting. Yet, threatened by gangsters for welshing on a gambling debt, Mountain’s opportunistic manager, Maish Rennick, schemes to get the ex-boxer into a phony wrestling match to make some quick money. Although he and his loyal trainer, Army, oppose the degrading proposition, the disillusioned Mountain begins to wonder if he has any options left.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on: "Requiem for a Heavyweight" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 8 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 10/16/1962
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Julie Harris, Anthony Quinn, Stanley Adams, Val Avery, Jackie Gleason, Jack Dempsey, Muhammad Ali, Haystacks Calhoun, Madame Spivy, Herbie Faye, Barney Ross, Alex Miteff, Rory Calhoun, Gus Lesnevich, Willie Pep, Steve Belloise, J.J. Ballargeon, Paoli Rossi, Michael Conrad, Abe Simon, Stan Ross, Lou Gilbert, Jack Dempsey
Director: Ralph Nelson
Producer: David Susskind
Screenwriter: Rod Serling
Film Editor: Carl Lerner
Director of Photography: Arthur J. Ornitz
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Réquiem por un boxeador"
"Réquiem por un campeón"
"Requiem pour un champion"
Budget: 1,100,000 USD
Revenue: 1,300,000 USD (= 118%)
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:14909, Added: 02/19/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024