Requiem for a Heavyweight
1962 · 85 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 5,046 VOTES · DIR. Ralph Nelson
Overview
Mountain Rivera is a veteran heavyweight and near-champion who suddenly finds himself washed up in the only trade he knows—prizefighting. Yet, threatened by gangsters for welshing on a gambling debt, Mountain’s opportunistic manager, Maish Rennick, schemes to get the ex-boxer into a phony wrestling match to make some quick money. Although he and his loyal trainer, Army, oppose the degrading proposition, the disillusioned Mountain begins to wonder if he has any options left.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,045 lines
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00:00:14 Another hard jolt by Clay...
00:05:16 this boy's fast, man.
00:08:03 Forget it.
00:11:17 What do you mean, I got to quit?
00:16:46 And then on your word, we put up a bundle of our own?
00:19:45 I could probably squeeze into a 40.
00:22:27 You have nothing written down here, Mr. Rivera.
00:24:58 And Maish thought that, maybe...
00:31:08 He's lost, Maish.
00:33:46 I put it to you, Army, what do I ask of this guy?
00:38:31 Have you ever thought of working with children?
00:41:30 A fighter playing a violin.
00:44:09 What?
00:47:15 Hey, cab!
00:50:10 Your name's pretty well-known.
00:52:16 I guess I do.
00:55:07 Get some sandwiches.
00:59:06 Take the elevator across the lobby.
01:03:05 Thank you.
01:05:47 For Maish.
01:09:23 I belong with dirty towels in locker rooms.
01:12:51 I'll die. I swear to God, I'll die.
01:14:54 It didn't bother you that I had every last nickel I have on that table...
01:18:23 Eight matches, starting tonight?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,045
Dialogue density12.3 lines / min
First line00:00:14
Final line01:18:23
Production Record
DirectorRalph Nelson
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,100,000
IMDb votes5,046