Ben Mankiewicz Intro - Requiem For A Heavyweight (1962)

Requiem for a Heavyweight - (Original Trailer)

Anthony Quinn is an aging boxer trying to escape a crooked manager (Jackie Gleason) in Rod Serling's drama Requiem For A Heavyweight (1962).

Requiem For A Heavyweight (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Why Did You Leave Your Last Job?

The morning after losing his last fight and being ordered to retire, heavyweight “Mountain” Rivera (Anthony Quinn) visits the unemployment office, quickly getting the full attention of counselor Grace Miller (Julie Harris, her first scene), in director Ralph Nelson’s Requiem for a Heavyweight, 1962.

Requiem For A Heavyweight (1962) -- (Movie Clip) No More Fights

Defeated "Mountain" Rivera (Anthony Quinn) learns from manager Maish (Jackie Gleason) and trainer Army (Mickey Rooney) that he can't risk another fight, early in Requiem for a Heavyweight, 1962, directed by Ralph Nelson from Rod Serling's script.

Requiem For A Heavyweight (1962) -- (Movie Clip) The Old Pro Won't Quit

Famous opening with Cassius Clay, before he was Muhammad Ali, who has just pounded "Mountain Rivera" (Anthony Quinn), Mickey Rooney and Jackie Gleason helping the loser from the ring, in Requiem for a Heavyweight, 1962, directed by Ralph Nelson from Rod Serling's script.