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1962

Requiem for a Heavyweight

After suffering a brutal defeat and being told he can no longer fight, 37-year-old, scar-ridden prizefighter Louis 'Mountain' Rivera struggles to find a new direction in life

Credits

Director

Ralph Nelson

Producer

David Susskind

Writer

Rod Serling

Cinematographer

Arthur J. Ornitz

Composer

Laurence Rosenthal

Cast

Anthony Quinn , Jackie Gleason , Mickey Rooney , Julie Harris , Stanley Adams , Madame Spivy , Val Avery , Herbie Faye , Jack Dempsey , Muhammad Ali

Studio

Columbia Pictures

Genre

Drama

Posters

5
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) international poster - US
US international
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) character poster - US
US character
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) teaser poster - US
US teaser
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) imax poster - US
US imax

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