Requiem for a heavyweight / Columbia Pictures ; David Susskind's production of ; written by Rod Serling ; produced by David Susskind ; directed by Ralph Nelson.

Requiem for a heavyweight / Columbia Pictures ; David Susskind's production of ; written by Rod Serling ; produced by David Susskind ; directed by Ralph Nelson.

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Drama about a heavyweight fighter who, as a broken man at the end of his fighting career, is coerced by his manager into participating in staged wrestling matches.

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Bibliographic Details
Contributors: Nelson, Ralph, 1916-1987 (Film director), Susskind, David, 1920-1987 (Film producer), Serling, Rod, 1924-1975 (Screenwriter), Quinn, Anthony, 1915-2001 (Actor), Gleason, Jackie, 1916-1987 (Actor), Rooney, Mickey (Actor), Harris, Julie, 1925-2013 (Actor), Adams, Stanley, 1915-1977 (Actor), Spivy, Madame, 1907-1971 (Actor), Avery, Val (Actor), Faye, Herbie, 1899?-1980 (Actor), Dempsey, Jack, 1895-1983 (Actor), Ross, Barney, 1909-1967 (Actor), Miteff, Alex, 1935- (Actor), Calhoun, Rory, 1922-1999 (Actor), Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016 (Actor), Lesnevich, Gus, 1915-1964 (Actor), Pep, Willie, 1922-2006 (Actor), Belloise, Steve, -1986 (Actor), Ballargeon, J. J. (Actor), Rossi, Paoli (Actor), Conrad, Michael (Actor), Simon, Abe, 1913-1969 (Actor), Ross, Stan, 1926- (Actor), Gilbert, Lou, 1909-1978 (Actor), Rosenthal, Laurence, 1926- (Conductor, composer (expression),), Ornitz, Arthur J. (Arthur Jacob), 1916-1985 (director of photography.), Lerner, Carl (Editor of moving image work), Smidt, Burr, 1927-2000 (Production designer)
Corporate Contributors: Columbia Pictures (Production company), Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm) (Film distributor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
Subjects:
Boxing > United States > Drama.
Boxing > Corrupt practices > United States > Drama.
Local Note:Emerson College: Gift of Charles L. Hoyt.
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Summary:Drama about a heavyweight fighter who, as a broken man at the end of his fighting career, is coerced by his manager into participating in staged wrestling matches.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1962.
Film adaptation by writer Rod Serling and director Ralph Nelson of their Emmy winning "Playhouse 90" television production.
Includes trailers.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 86 min.) : DVD video, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC, region 1; mono.; widescreen and full screen presentations.
Production Credits:Music composed and conducted by Laurence Rosenthal ; director of photography, Arthur J. Ornitz ; film editor, Carl Lerner ; production designer, Burr Smidt.
ISBN:076788728X
9780767887281
Participant or Performer:Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, Julie Harris, Stan Adams, Madame Spivy, Val Avery, Herbie Faye, Jack Dempsey, Barney Ross, Alex Miteff, Rory Calhoun, Cassius Clay, Gus Lesnevich, Willie Pep, Steve Belloise, J.J. Ballargeon, Paoli Rossi, Michael Conrad, Abe Simon, Stan Ross, Lou Gilbert.
Language:In English with optional English, French, Spanish or Portuguese subtitles.

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