Requiem for a Heavyweight

Director: Ralph Nelson

Overview

"Ralph Nelson brought Rod Serling's television play Requiem for a Heavyweight to the big screen. That film comes to DVD with a pair of transfers. The widescreen transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1 and is preferable to the sta

Product Details

Release Date:	05/27/2008
UPC:	0043396083387
Original Release:	1962
Rating:	NR
Source:	Sony Pictures
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[B&W, Wide Screen, Full Frame]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:26:00
Sales rank:	31,854

Special Features

Digitally mastered audio & video; Remastered in high definition; Widescreen and full-screen presentations; Audio: English (Mono); Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese; Bonus trailer; Interactive menus; Scene selections

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Anthony Quinn	Louis "Mountain" Rivera
Jackie Gleason	Maish Rennick
Mickey Rooney	Army
Julie Harris	Grace Miller
Stanley Adams	Perelli
Madame Spivy	Ma Greeny
Herbie Faye	Bartender
Jack Dempsey	Himself
Muhammad Ali	Ring Opponent
Steve Belloise	Hotel Desk Clerk
Lou Gilbert	Ring Doctor
Arthur Mercante	Referee
Val Avery	Young Fighter's Promoter
Rory Calhoun	Himself
Barney Ross	Actor,Actor
Alex Miteff	Actor
Willie Pep	Actor
J.J. Balargeon	Actor
Michael Conrad	Actor
Gus Lesnevich	Actor
Paoli Rossi	Actor
Abe Simon	Actor
Laurence Rosenthal	Composer

Technical Credits

Rod Serling

David Susskind	Producer
Rod Serling	Screenwriter

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Start
2. Winner by a Knockout
3. 17 Years of Cuts
4. "I Lost a Boy Tonight"
5. "You Gotta Quit"
6. The Heat Is on
7. Ma Greeny
8. Employment Opportunites
9. Too Big for the Job
10. N.Y. State Employment Service
11. The Gin Game
12. Seller of Souls
13. A Hell of a Sport
14. Grace of His Heart
15. Perelli
16. "I'm No Stumble Bum!"
17. Miss Miller Calls
18. A Couple of Belts
19. Jack Dempsey's Bar
20. Her Only Child
21. Lost on the 10th Floor
22. A Great Deal to Talk About
23. Grace Under Pressure
24. Chasing Ghosts
25. "Don't Wanna Be No Clown"
26. A Dirty, Stinking Fink
27. Hiawatha on the Warpath
28. Big Chief Mountain Rivera

Menu

Side #1 --
Play Movie
Subtitles
English
French/Français
Spanish/Español
Portuguese/Português
Subtitles Off
Trailers
The Greatest
Barabbas
Scene Selections

Editorial Reviews

Six years after helming the Emmy-winning television play Requiem for a Heavyweight, experienced stage director Ralph Nelson successfully remade Rod Serling's heart-rending boxing tale for the big screen. As the fighter at the end of his career, Anthony Quinn is superb in the role originally played by Jack Palance. Quinn was at the height of his talents and popularity in the wake of The Guns of Navarone (1961) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962), and his stoic work in Requiem dovetails well with his other performances. As the disreputable manager, Jackie Gleason turns in a performance every bit as good as his work in 1961's The Hustler; Julie Harris, best known as Abra in East of Eden (1955), is also very good as the kindly social worker. Requiem rests comfortably near the top of the boxing-drama genre, beside such stellar examples as Body and Soul (1947), Champion (1949), and Raging Bull (1980).