Requiem For A Heavyweight

About this episode

Steve Hunt and Christopher Benedict discuss the film 'Requiem for a Heavyweight' and its notable cast and crew.

In this episode, Christopher Benedict joins me to discuss Requiem for a Heavyweight, directed by Ralph Nelson, written by Rod Serling and starring Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney and Julie Harris. You can follow Chris on Instagram and order his book from Amazon You can also find all of my writing at my website which is Steve Hunt Boxing You can order my book, Heavyweight Title Fights of the 1980s, from Amazon You can also follow me on Twitter or Instagram I hope you enjoy the show. You can contact me via my website. I'd love to hear from you.

People in this episode

Host: Steve Hunt

Guest: Christopher Benedict

Topics covered

• boxing
• film analysis
• movie history
• actor performances
• screenwriting

Keywords

• Requiem for a Heavyweight
• boxing movies
• Ralph Nelson
• Rod Serling
• Anthony Quinn
• film review
• movie history

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Books & works: Requiem for a Heavyweight

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