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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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