| Requiem for a Heavyweight | |
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| Directed by | Ralph Nelson |
| Written by | Rod Serling |
| Produced by | David Susskind |
| Starring | Anthony Quinn Jackie Gleason Mickey Rooney Julie Harris |
| Cinematography | Arthur J. Ornitz |
| Edited by | Carl Lerner |
| Music by | Laurence Rosenthal |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.1 million[1] |
| Box office | $1.3 million (US/Canada)[2] |
Requiem for a Heavyweight is a 1962 American film directed by Ralph Nelson based on the television play of the same name with Anthony Quinn in the role originated by Jack Palance and Jackie Gleason and Mickey Rooney in the parts portrayed on television by Keenan Wynn and his father Ed Wynn. Social worker Grace Miller was portrayed by Julie Harris. Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., appears as Quinn's opponent in a boxing match at the beginning of the movie.
The film version is somewhat darker in its plotline than the original teleplay.
- ^ E. A. (Aug 29, 1962). "'NO STRINGS' SOLD TO FILM COMPANY". New York Times. ProQuest 116252463.
- ^ "Big Rental Pictures of 1962". Variety. 9 Jan 1963. p. 13. Please note these are rentals and not gross figures