Requiem for a Heavyweight
Genres
Drama
Overview
Mountain Rivera is a veteran heavyweight and near-champion who suddenly finds himself washed up in the only trade he knows—prizefighting. Yet, threatened by gangsters for welshing on a gambling debt, Mountain’s opportunistic manager, Maish Rennick, schemes to get the ex-boxer into a phony wrestling match to make some quick money. Although he and his loyal trainer, Army, oppose the degrading proposition, the disillusioned Mountain begins to wonder if he has any options left.
Details
Budget
$1100000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
85 min
Release Date
1962-10-16
Status
Released
Vote Count
73
Vote Average
7.226
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