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Requiem for a Heavyweight

“The world of Mountain Riviera... the fast buck... the angry men... the lonely woman!”

1962 · 1 h 35 min
Directed by Ralph Nelson
DramaSport

Cast

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Plot

After a brutal defeat, an aging boxer is told he can't fight anymore and struggles to find another life.

Sinekatalog’s take

Ralph Nelson's drama, with Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason and Mickey Rooney, is bleak and affecting, written by Rod Serling.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (5,332 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.