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Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956)

Directed by Ralph Nelson

Overview

An over-the-hill heavyweight boxing champion who suffers from the ravages of years of head trauma is exploited by his manager, despite the efforts of a compassionate young woman who tries to help him recover his self-respect.

Length 73 minutes

Actors

Jack Palance | Keenan Wynn | Kim Hunter | Ed Wynn | Max Baer | Maxie Rosenbloom | Edgar Stehli | Stanley Adams | Harry Landers | Charles Herbert | Ned Glass | Frank Richards | Lyn Osborn | Joe Abdullah | Ivan Rasputin | Ted Christy | Karl 'Killer' Davis