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Requiem for a Heavyweight

Mountain Rivera is at the end of his boxing career after a knockout by Cassius Clay in the seventh round. His left eye is one punch from permanent trauma, his ears turned to cauliflower, his speech slurred from "being hit a million times", and he slings punches anytime he hears a bell His trainer and 'cutman' Army, and Miss Miller, a manipulative social worker, support his illusion that he could be a movie usher, a camp counselor—or a romantic partner for Miller.Mountain Rivera is at the end of his boxing career after a knockout by Cassius Clay in the seventh round. His left eye is one punch from permanent trauma, his ears turned to cauliflower, his speech slurred from "being hit a mi... Read more

Watch "Requiem for a Heavyweight" from streaming services Vudu, Google Play, Microsoft and several more released in 1962. It's a drama and sport movie, and has a rating of 7.8 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie, and is currently only available for purchase or rent.

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