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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9780767887281
ISBN: 076788728X
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: May 14, 2002
Running Time: 86 minutes
Sales Rank: 15303
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1962
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Product Description:
Studio: Sony Pictures Home EntRelease Date: 05/27/2008Run time: 86 minutesRating: Nr
Amazon.com:
This feature version of Rod Serling's memorable teleplay, theatrically released in 1962, was previously produced in 1956 forlive television. The grim tale stars Anthony Quinn as a brain-damaged fighter suffering from too many years in the ring yet pushed into another and yet another punishing round by his corrupt manager (Jackie Gleason). Yearning for a life of his own, Quinn's burned-out hitter falls for a shy social worker (Julie Harris), while Gleason's small-timer tries fending off the pressures of truly bad guys who want the money he owes them. Directed by Ralph Nelson (who also made the TV version), this Requiem opens up into a powerful piece of social realism with the undercurrent of a cautionary fable. The characters are almost archetypal, the story never stops moving, the acting is superb (Mickey Rooney is very good as Quinn's reluctant trainer), and the ending is nightmarishly apt. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews Average Rating: 
Rating:  - 3.5 stars out of 4
The Bottom Line:
A searing, heartbreaking, and expertly-written drama, Requiem for a Heavyweight never made it into the pantheon of classic films but that doesn't mean it doesn't deserve a place there.
Rating:  - "Requiem, Inc."
The film, Requiem for a Heavyweight, has many brilliant scenes, especially the ending, which is better than the televised version, where Mountain takes off to take a counseling job at a children's camp.In the film version, without giving too much away, Mountain's shallows his pride, but keeps his integrity by saving his manager's life; therefore, giving away what little he had left for a manager who sold him out - a true sign of character!
Earlier in the film, after Mountain is told ... Read More
Rating: - Three reasons to see!!!!!!!!!!!
Let's see, Jackie Gleason,Micky Rooney,and Anthony Quinn and the order in which I place them is not intended to show preference. Three heavy weight actors that made this Film a favorite of mine.I love the dark seedie style of this picture. The story is an age old one that addresses the real under side of professional prize fighting. In That world, very few ever hold on to the brass ring. This movie is about a boxer who never quite gets there, and is on the down side of a career that never blossomed like ... Read More
Rating: - POWERFUL AND POIGNANT! QUINN'S PERFORMANCE IS MEMORABLE!
I had never heard of this film, but it came on one of HD channels, so I gave it a shot. The film is a real surprise and the great cast are at their best in the engrossing story of a once almost great boxer has to stop fighting for medical reasons. I couldn't help thinking of the film 'Marty' and 'The Hunchback Of Notre Dame' as Quinn's performance is both mesmerizing and sad. I don't know about the DVD, but the ending I saw was a surprise and not happy....I think it will stay with me longer with this ending. ... Read More
Rating: - IS THERE LIFE AFTER BOXING??
The film begins in the ring with the aging heavyweight boxer Mountain Rivera (Quinn) getting pounded by the then real life Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali). Once ranked as high as 5th in the world, he has been reduced to a sure win for those on the way up and a payday for his manager. It's all he's ever done and he's not prepared to do anything else in life. The doc tells him this is it. Another blow to the head and his eyesight may not survive that one. His manager (Gleason) and trainer (Rooney) have other ... Read More
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