Requiem for a Heavyweight
Directed by Ralph Nelson
Mountain Rivera, a punchy has-been managed by the unprincipled Maish, is mauled in a fight and forced to quit boxing. Can his devoted cutman and a sympathetic social worker help him find a life outside the ring, or will Maish find a way to exploit him one more time?
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Requiem for a Heavyweight was released on November 28, 1962.
Requiem for a Heavyweight was directed by Ralph Nelson.
Requiem for a Heavyweight has a runtime of 1h 35m.
Requiem for a Heavyweight was produced by David Susskind.
Mountain Rivera, a punchy has-been managed by the unprincipled Maish, is mauled in a fight and forced to quit boxing. Can his devoted cutman and a sympathetic social worker help him find a life outside the ring, or will Maish find a way to exploit him one more time?
The key characters in Requiem for a Heavyweight are Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera (Anthony Quinn), Maish Rennick (Jackie Gleason), Army (Mickey Rooney).
Requiem for a Heavyweight is rated Not Rated.
Requiem for a Heavyweight is a Drama, Sport film.
Requiem for a Heavyweight has an audience rating of 8.7 out of 10.
Requiem for a Heavyweight had a budget of $1.1M.