Requiem for a Heavyweight

Year: 1962

Runtime: 85 mins

Language: English

Director: Ralph Nelson

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Veteran heavyweight near‑champion Mountain Rivera finds himself washed up, forced to rely on prizefighting alone. Pressured by gangsters after defaulting on a gambling debt, his scheming manager Maish Rennick pushes a sham wrestling bout to earn fast cash. Both Maish and Rivera’s loyal trainer, Army, protest the degrading plan, leaving the disillusioned boxer to wonder if any honorable path remains.

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