Requiem for a Heavyweight

Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956)


  • Genre: TV Movie, Drama
  • Release Date: 1956-10-11
  • User Rating: 8/10 from 3 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 13min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Playhouse 90
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Ralph Nelson
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Summary

An over-the-hill heavyweight boxing champion who suffers from the ravages of years of head trauma is exploited by his manager, despite the efforts of a compassionate young woman who tries to help him recover his self-respect.

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  • Jack Palance

    as Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock
  • Keenan Wynn

    as Maish Rennick
  • Kim Hunter

    as Grace Carney
  • Ed Wynn

    as Army
  • Max Baer

    as Mike
  • Maxie Rosenbloom

    as Steve
  • Edgar Stehli

    as Doctor
  • Stanley Adams

    as Pirelli
  • Harry Landers

    as Fox
  • Charles Herbert

    as Jeffrey
  • Ned Glass

    as Bartender
  • Frank Richards

    as Fighter in Bar
  • Lyn Osborn

    as Photographer
  • Joe Abdullah

    as Fight Announcer
  • Ivan Rasputin

    as Wrestler
  • Ted Christy

    as Wrestler
  • Karl 'Killer' Davis

    as Wrestler
  • Sterling Hayden

    as Self (intro/outro)
Production Martin Manulis Producer
Writing Peter Kortner Story Editor
Writing Rod Serling Writer
Directing Ralph Nelson Director
Production Shirley Cohen Production Assistant
Production Julian Claman Associate Producer

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