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Requiem For A Heavyweight

A professional heavyweight boxer (Palance) is burned out after fourteen years in the ring. When during his last fight he is sold out by his devious manager (Keenan Wynn), he struggles to find new meaning in his life.

English
  • Originally Aired October 11, 1956
  • Runtime 65 minutes
  • Production Code 56-2
  • Network CBS
  • On Other Sites IMDB
  • Created May 27, 2021 by
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  • Modified February 19, 2022 by
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Name Type Role
Rod Serling Writer
Eddie Cantor Guest Star
Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom Guest Star
Max Baer Guest Star
Charles Herbert Guest Star
Kim Hunter Guest Star
Edgar Stehli Guest Star
Ed Wynn Guest Star
Ned Glass Guest Star
Frank Richards Guest Star
Ivan Rasputin Guest Star
Harry Landers Guest Star
Lyn Osborn Guest Star
Karl Davis Guest Star
Young Jack Johnson Guest Star
Keenan Wynn Guest Star
Joe Abdullah Guest Star
Ted Christy Guest Star
Jack Palance Guest Star
Stanley Adams Guest Star
Ralph Nelson Director