Requiem for a Heavyweight

Aroview: Anthony Quinn puts on an astonishing performance in this outstanding drama about a once promising but now washed-up boxer who struggles to see a life beyond the ring, even after his fight doctor refuses to certify him due to life threatening injuries.

From a teleplay by Rod Serling, who brings multiple levels to the story, exploring the corruption of managers, promoters and bookies, and the attempts of social worker Julie Harris to find this broken man a post-boxing career. Muhammad Ali appears as an opponent.

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