Requiem for a Heavyweight · Sense

Drama 1962 1h 35m

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Requiem for a Heavyweight

After suffering a brutal defeat and being told he can no longer fight, 37-year-old, scar-ridden prizefighter Louis 'Mountain' Rivera struggles to find a new direction in life.

Cast & Crew

Awards & festivals

National Board Of Review: Top Ten Films
- 1962Winner: National Board Of Review: Top Ten Films
- Nominee: Directors Guild Of America Award For Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

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DIRECTOR

Ralph Nelson

SCREENPLAY

Rod Serling

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Arthur J. Ornitz

EDITOR

Carl Lerner

ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER

Laurence Rosenthal

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Nathaniel Burr Smidt

PRODUCER

David Susskind

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

Jack Grossberg

COSTUME DESIGN

John Boxer

MAKEUP ARTIST

Dick Smith

PRODUCTION MANAGER

David Golden

SCRIPT SUPERVISOR

Winifred Leah Laurance

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Requiem for a Heavyweight
Released 1962
Directed by Ralph Nelson
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