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Synopsis. MOUNTAIN RIVERA, a prizefighter, has come to the end of his days. Never capturing the heavyweight title he dreamed of, he loses to young upstart, CASSIUS CLAY. After the fight, a DOCTOR tells Mountain's manager, MAISH RENNICK, that any further fights will lead to a detached retina and blindness. Montana is through.
"Requiem for a Heavyweight" is a teleplay written by Rod Serling and produced for the live television show Playhouse 90 on 11 October 1956. Six years later, it was adapted into the 1962 feature film of the same name starring Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, and Julie Harris.. The teleplay won a Peabody Award, the first given to an individual script in television, and helped ...
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 ...
Requiem for a Heavyweight is a film directed by Ralph Nelson with Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, Julie Harris .... Year: 1962. Original title: Requiem for a Heavyweight. Synopsis: Mountain Rivera is at the end of his boxing career after a knockout by Cassius Clay in the seventh round. His left eye is one punch from permanent trauma, his ears turned to cauliflower, his speech ...
Requiem For A Heavyweight. Knockout performances by Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney and Julie Harris highlight this hard-hitting drama of corruption in the ring. Featuring Muhammad Ali. 310 IMDb 7.8 1 h 25 min 1962. X-Ray ALL.
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 fighter. MORE. Drama 1962 1 hr 26 min. 92%.
Find trailers, reviews, synopsis, awards and cast information for Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) - Ralph Nelson on AllMovie - One of the most memorable sports dramas because… AllMovie. New Releases. In Theaters; New ... Requiem for a Heavyweight is carried by Anthony Quinn as the washed-up boxer Mountain Rivera, and Jackie Gleason as his ...
