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Synopsis: 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, but 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.

Starring: Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason

Supporting actors: Mickey Rooney, Julie Harris, Stanley Adams, Madame Spivy, Val Avery, Herbie Faye, Jack Dempsey, Barney Ross, Alex Miteff, Rory Calhoun, Muhammad Ali, Gus Lesnevich, Willie Pep, Steve Belloise, J.J. Ballargeon, Paoli Rossi, Michael Conrad, Abe Simon, Stan Ross, Lou Gilbert

Directed by: Ralph Nelson

Genre: Drama, Sport

Runtime: 1 hour 26 minutes

Release year: 1962

Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

ASIN: B001NLWVIY

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #46,969 in Amazon Video On Demand (See Bestsellers in Amazon Video On Demand)

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Requiem for a Heavyweight DVD ~ Anthony Quinn

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Theatrical Release Information

US Theatrical Release Date: January 01, 1962
Production Company: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Filming Locations: Downing Stadium, Randall's Island, East River, New York City, New York, USA | New York City, New York, USA | Randall's Island, East River, New York City, New York, USA

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1.0 out of 5 stars An excellent film that should be COMPLETE!, October 23, 2003

By	Lawrence Rapchak (Whiting, IN United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Requiem for a Heavyweight (DVD)

C'mon, guys!!! This is the age of DVD "extra-mania" with every sort of outtake, alternate scene, missing scene, lost scene, director's cut,, etc etc being an ESSENTIAL part of a film's legacy as preserved in the DVD format.

In the case of the moving and powerful "Requiem" (and I agree with the customer who feels that the Jackie Gleason/Julie Harris staircase scene belongs at the top of the all-time list of great movie scenes), the film was obviously released in several different versions.

The confusion begins,in fact, immediately after the staircase scene. There are AT LEAST THREE SCENES from the latter part of the film that are NOT INCLUDED on the DVD:

1.) Gleason's encounter with the vile Ma Greeny in the hallway when he tells her he'd "like to run into her when you're not grafted to that torpedo..." (referring to her big thug/bodyguard).

2.) A lengthy (and painful) scene where Quinn is training to be a wrestler, and the moronic Pirelli (Stan Adams, the only actor to reprise his role from the 1956 TV original version) signals Quinn's wrestling partner to intentionally gouge his bad eye, whereupon Quinn beats the crap out of the guy.....

3.) Gleason's final speech on the rotten world of Prize Fighting which he delivers to the young wanna-be.....

If Serling ultimately wanted these scenes cut, WHY IN THE WORLD were they ot included as EXTRAS??? I have old video copies of late-night, local TV airings of this film that are FAR MORE COMPLETE than this state-of-the-art DVD release.

What a pity---to see such a cool film treated so poorly (the audio is also very low on this disc; I had to jack the TV volume all the way up to get a decent signal).

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5.0 out of 5 stars An acting tour de force!, March 21, 2004

By	Candace Scott (Lake Arrowhead, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I am reviewing the VHS version of this film because the DVD is edited and omits several key scenes. I was bitterly disappointed in the DVD and would not recommend it. However, I enthusiastically recommend the VHS version.

This film is one of the great forgotten masterpieces. Rarely do you see such depth of emotion as displayed by the three leading characters: Anthony Quinn, Mickey Rooney and Jackie Gleason. This is undoubtedly Quinn's greatest and most poignant performance, he delivers a knock out interpretation of the brain-damaged Mountain Rivera. Make-up and a false nose disguises Quinn's good looks and he resembles a drunken Victor MacLagen here. Mickey Rooney, always seriously underrated, is magnificent as Mountain's assistant. And Jackie Gleason is perfection as the greasy, sleazy manager. The scene of him on the stairwell with Julie Harris is one of the great moments in cinema history. What a movie!

I'm at a loss to explain why this brilliant film is not universally recognized as one of the great movies ever made. The acting is superb, the screenplay gripping and the ending will mesmerize you. A thinking man's flick, to be sure. This is definitely a keeper.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Great Movie assembled by a butcher !!, October 25, 2003

By	Don Cheeseman (Hockley, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

(DVD) I agree with Mr. Rapchak. In addition to the missing scenes he outlines, there are other missing scenes near the beginning of the movie. The bar scene after Gleason is worked over by mob muscle; Quinn wandering the street, meeting a down-and-out ex-fighter/boozer and tussling with his boss, broken up by Gleason and Rooney. Quinn trying to get a moving van job...etc. There's no warning on the DVD cover that it does NOT contain the movie Requiem For A Heavyweight but rather selected scenes from the real movie. On the back of the DVD case however there are two pictures from scenes in the movie...they are among the scenes that are NOT included on the DVD. That strikes me as deceptive. I have seen the entire movie on satellite TV and the Columbia/Tri-Star version is a rip off. If you want to see the real Requiem For A Heavyweight then you'll be very disappointed with this butchered version of the movie. Maybe the VHS version will have the complete movie; I don't know.