Requiem for a Heavyweight (film)
1962 American film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Requiem for a Heavyweight is a 1962 American film directed by Ralph Nelson based on the television play of the same name with Anthony Quinn in the role originated by Jack Palance, Jackie Gleason and Mickey Rooney in the parts portrayed on television by Keenan Wynn and his father Ed Wynn, and social worker Grace Miller was portrayed by Julie Harris. Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, appears as Quinn's opponent in a boxing match at the beginning of the movie.
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Directed by | Ralph Nelson |
Written by | Rod Serling |
Produced by | David Susskind |
Starring | Anthony Quinn Jackie Gleason Mickey Rooney Julie Harris |
Cinematography | Arthur J. Ornitz |
Edited by | Carl Lerner |
Music by | Laurence Rosenthal |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1.1 million[1] |
Box office | $1.3 million (US/Canada)[2] |
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The film version is somewhat darker in its plotline than the original teleplay.