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Floyd R. Turbo

(30,175 posts) Thu Apr 17, 2025, 01:00 PM Thursday

Likely not the best movie about a boxer, but possibly the best movie about boxing.

"Requiem for a Heavyweight" is a teleplay written by Rod Serling and produced for the live television show Playhouse 90 on 11 October 1956. Six years later, it was adapted into the 1962 feature film of the same name starring Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, and Julie Harris.

The teleplay won a Peabody Award, the first given to an individual script in television, and helped establish Serling's reputation. The broadcast was directed by Ralph Nelson and is generally considered one of the finest examples of live television drama in the United States, as well as being Serling's personal favorite of his own work. Nelson and Serling won Emmy Awards for their work.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_for_a_Heavyweight

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Likely not the best movie about a boxer, but possibly the best movie about boxing. (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Thursday OP

I cry every time I watch this movie. I think it is brilliant. LoisB Thursday #1

😢 Floyd R. Turbo Thursday #2

I just checked our county library's catalog to see if we could get it for free (It wasn't listed) red dog 1 Thursday #3

Good flick. If you haven't already, check out Raging Bull. Another good movie about the fight game is The Harder They Floyd R. Turbo Friday #4

We have Raging Bull and we both have watched it many times. red dog 1 Friday #5

LoisB

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1. I cry every time I watch this movie. I think it is brilliant.

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Thu Apr 17, 2025, 01:29 PM

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Floyd R. Turbo

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2. 😢

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Thu Apr 17, 2025, 03:05 PM

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red dog 1

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3. I just checked our county library's catalog to see if we could get it for free (It wasn't listed)

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Thu Apr 17, 2025, 10:08 PM

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The movie we watched last night wasn't bad - "Cinderella Man" about heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock, directed by Ron Howard and starring Russell Crowe.

Floyd R. Turbo

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4. Good flick. If you haven't already, check out Raging Bull. Another good movie about the fight game is The Harder They

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 18, 2025, 07:43 AM

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Fall.

red dog 1

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5. We have Raging Bull and we both have watched it many times.

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Fri Apr 18, 2025, 11:24 PM

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"The Harder They Fall" (1956) was, of course, Bogie's last film, and I would love to see it someday.

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