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Requiem for a Heavyweight 1962

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Requiem for a Heavyweight
Cast
Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, Julie Harris, Stan Adams, Herbie Faye, Jack Dempsey, Muhammad Ali, Steve Belloise, Lou Gilbert
Director
Ralph Nelson
Producer
David Susskind, Jack Grossberg
Writer
Rob Serling
Duration
01:40:00
Release
Monday January 1 1962
Genre
Drama

Synopsis

A aging heavyweight boxer retires because of injuries, finds a hard time getting a job, and then must step into the circus world of fake wrestling in order to get his manager out of debt.


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