Requiem for a Heavyweight

Year: 1956

Runtime: 73 mins

Language: English

Director: Ralph Nelson

Drama

A faded heavyweight champion, battered by years of head trauma, is taken advantage of by his manager, while a caring young woman fights to restore his dignity and help him reclaim his self‑respect within the gritty world of boxing, where his former glory is all but forgotten.

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