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Synopsis. Mountain Rivera is a veteran heavyweight and near-champion who suddenly finds himself washed up in the only trade he knows—prizefighting. Yet, threatened by gangsters for welshing on a gambling debt, Mountain’s opportunistic manager, Maish Rennick, schemes to get the ex-boxer into a phony wrestling match to make some quick money.
Requiem For a Heavyweight (1962) is a hard-boiled melodrama of a boxer's forced retirement and his floundering for an occupation after 17 years in boxing. Nearly unrecognizable beneath a broken nose, scarred face and cauliflower ears, Anthony Quinn stars as the battered, hulking, pitiful Mountain Rivera.
Ratings and reviews aren’t verified info_outline. Adapted from Rod Sterling's teleplay, REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT stars Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney and Julie Harris. It tells the story of a prizefighter who eventually falls into the world of professional wrestling. Muhammad Ali (billed as Cassius Clay) has a small role as a ...
Where to watch Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) starring Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney and directed by Ralph Nelson.
Adapted from Rod Sterling's teleplay, REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT stars Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney and Julie Harris. It tells the story of a ...
2 de abr. de 2018 · ATGRADIO movie recommendation night, 1962's Requiem For a Heavyweight, considered by many to be the greatest boxing film ever made.
Mountain Rivera is a veteran heavyweight and near-champion who suddenly finds himself washed up in the only trade he knows—prizefighting. Yet, threatened by gangsters for welshing on a gambling debt, Mountain’s opportunistic manager, Maish Rennick, schemes to get the ex-boxer into a phony wrestling match to make some quick money. Although he and his loyal trainer, Army, oppose the ...
