REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT (SOUS-TITRES FRANAIS)

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• Release Year: 1962
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: This feature version of Rod Serling's memorable teleplay, theatrically released in 1962, was previously produced in 1956 for live 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.
• Cast: Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, Julie Harris, Stanley Adams, Madame Spivy, Val Avery, Herbie Faye, Jack Dempsey, Rory Calhoun, Muhammad Ali, Steve Belloise, Michael Conrad, Lou Gilbert, William 'Haystacks' Calhoun, John Indrisano, Arthur Mercante, David Susskind, Ralph Nelson, Rod Serling
• Director: Ralph Nelson
• Runtime: 1:26
• Company: Columbia Pictures
• Media Format: Movie