Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
1962 film by Ralph Nelson
- Released
- 1962
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Boxing film
- Director
- Ralph Nelson
- Screenplay
- Rod Serling
- Producer
- David Susskind
- Music
- Laurence Rosenthal
- Cinematography
- Arthur J. Ornitz
- Editing
- Carl Lerner
- Starring
- Mickey Rooney, Julie Harris, Anthony Quinn, Stanley Adams, Val Avery, Jackie Gleason, Jack Dempsey, Muhammad Ali
- Running time
- 100 minutes
- Distributor
- Columbia Pictures, Netflix
- Box office
- $1.3 million
- Budget
- $1.1 million
- Based on
- Requiem for a Heavyweight
- Set in
- New York City
Cast
- Mickey Rooney
- Julie Harris
- Anthony Quinn
- Stanley Adams
- Val Avery
- Jackie Gleason
- Jack Dempsey
- Muhammad Ali
- Haystacks Calhoun
- Madame Spivy
- Herbie Faye
- Barney Ross
- Alex Miteff
- Rory Calhoun
- Gus Lesnevich
- Willie Pep
- Steve Belloise
- J.J. Ballargeon
- Paoli Rossi
- Michael Conrad
- Abe Simon
- Stan Ross
- Lou Gilbert
- Jack Dempsey
Nominations
- Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q3427593 (CC0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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