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      Requiem for a Heavyweight

      1962, Drama/Sports, 1h 27m

      46 Reviews 1,000+ Ratings

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      Requiem for a Heavyweight is a stirring character study of a battered boxer that may at times pummel its message yet finely retains cinematic métier and human nobility. Read critic reviews

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      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 (Jackie Gleason) owes money on bets placed against Rivera, and convinces him to become a wrestler. Humiliated by the notion, Rivera examines the few options available in the afterglow of a boxing career. Rivera is broken and battered, but he continues to have the support of his trainer (Mickey Rooney).

      • Genre: Drama, Sports

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Ralph Nelson

      • Producer: David Susskind

      • Writer: Rod Serling

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      • Distributor: Columbia Pictures

      • Production Co: Columbia Pictures

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