Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
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 degrading proposition, the disillusioned Mountain begins to wonder if he has any options left.
- Ralph Nelson
- Winifred Leah Laurance
- Rod Serling
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Alternative Title:
Requiem pour un champion - FR
Réquiem por un campeón - ES
Réquiem por un boxeador - ES
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 25 minutes
Budget: $1,100,000
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: new york city, champion, second chance, prizefight, drunkenness, fight manager, boxing, heavyweight boxer
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