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Playhouse 90 S1E2 — Requiem for a Heavyweight

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Playhouse 90•Season 1•Episode 2

Requiem for a Heavyweight

8.3/10 · 367 votesOct 11, 195690 min

Ranked #1 of 17 in Season 1•+1.1 vs season avg

An over-the-hill heavyweight boxing champion who suffers from the ravages of years of head trauma is exploited by his manager, despite the efforts of a compassionate young woman who tries to help him recover his self-respect.

Directed byRalph Nelson

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Requiem for a Heavyweight

Sizeman and Son

Rendezvous in Black

The Country Husband

The Big Slide

Heritage of Anger

Eloise

Confession

Made in Heaven

Sincerely, Willis Wade

The Family Nobody Wanted

Massacre at Sand Creek

Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

The Ninth Day

So Soon to Die

The Star Wagon

The Greer Case

The Miracle Worker

The Comedian

One Coat of White

The Blackwell Story

Invitation to a Gunfighter

The Last Tycoon

The Hostess with the Mostes'

Where's Charley?

Clipper Ship

If You Knew Elizabeth

Three Men on a Horse

Four Women in Black

Child of Trouble

Homeward Borne

The Helen Morgan Story

Winter Dreams

Circle of the Day

Without Incident

Clash by Night

Ain't No Time for Glory

The Fabulous Irishman

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Ralph Nelson

Ralph Nelson

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Episode Summary

"Requiem for a Heavyweight" is episode 2 of Playhouse 90 season 1. It scored 8.3/10 from 367 votes, ranking #1 of 17 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Ralph Nelson, it aired on October 11, 1956.

Next: E3 · Sizeman and Son Best of Season 1