Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)

Directed by

Ralph Nelson

Genre

drama film, boxing film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

12

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 83 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An aging boxer is pressured by his manager to keep fighting despite his failing body. His life outside the ring becomes a struggle for dignity and a new direction.

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What happens

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. Social worker Grace Miller was portrayed by Julie Harris. Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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