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Requiem for a Heavyweight   1962     3 stars    N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Blood Money
Director: Ralph Nelson  
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, Julie Harris, Nancy Cushman, Madame Spivy, Stanley Adams, Muhammad Ali, Val Avery, Rory Calhoun, Jack Dempsey, Lou Gilbert, William "Haystacks" Calhoun, Arthur Mercante, David Susskind

  Has-been heavyweight boxer Mountain Rivera (Anthony Quinn) has suffered a knockout by Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), which has left him with slurred speech and other injuries that prevent him from returning to the boxing ring. He must find a new life, but his money-hungry manager Maish Rennick (Jackie Gleason) does NOT have Rivera's best interests in mind when he aggressively encourages him to become a wrestler. Good acting all around.



Cast
Anthony Quinn Louis "Mountain" Rivera
Jackie Gleason Maish Rennick
Mickey Rooney Army
Julie Harris Grace Miller
Madame Spivy Ma Greeny
Stanley Adams Perelli
Muhammad Ali Himself as Cassius Clay
Val Avery Young Fighter's Promoter
Rory Calhoun Himself
Jack Dempsey Himself
Lou Gilbert Dr. Gilbert
William "Haystacks" Calhoun Himself
Arthur Mercante Referee
David Susskind Himself/Narrator

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Cinderella (1957)  3 and a half stars
Counterpoint (1968)  1 star
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Father Goose (1964)  3 stars
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (1978)  2 stars
Lilies of the Field (1963)  3 and a half stars
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Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)  3 stars
   aka: Blood Money
Soldier Blue (1970)  1 and a half stars
Soldier in the Rain (1963)  2 and a half stars
The Wilby Conspiracy (1975)  3 stars
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Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
Anthony Quinn
Oscars: Best Supporting Actor for Viva Zapata! (1952), Best Supporting Actor for Lust for Life (1956)


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