What is Raging Bull / Requiem for a Heavyweight about?

Double Feature: RAGING BULL, 1980, MGM Repertory, 128 min. The 30th anniversary of director Martin Scorsese’s masterpiece. A stunning B&W portrait of prizefighter Jake La Motta (Robert De Niro) and his harrowing, destructive bouts in and out of the ring, beautifully shot by cinematographer Michael Chapman. Winner of Academy Awards for Best Actor (De Niro) and Editing (Thelma Schoonmaker). With Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci. 50th Anniversary! REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT, 1962, Sony Repertory, 95 min. Dir. Ralph Nelson. Anthony Quinn is a fighter whose best days are behind him, and Mickey Rooney plays his sympathetic trainer, in this classic piece of humanist filmmaking. Rod Serling’s script powerfully depicts Quinn’s downfall as he descends into corruption at the behest of unscrupulous manager Jackie Gleason.

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What is Raging Bull / Requiem for a Heavyweight about?: Double Feature: RAGING BULL, 1980, MGM Repertory, 128 min. The 30th anniversary of director Martin Scorsese’s masterpiece. A stunning B&W portrait of prizefighter Jake La Motta (Robert De Niro) and his harrowing, destructive bouts in and out of the ring, beautifully shot by cinematographer Michael Chapman. Winner of Academy Awards for Best Actor (De Niro) and Editing (Thelma Schoonmaker). With Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci.

50th Anniversary! REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT, 1962, Sony Repertory, 95 min. Dir. Ralph Nelson. Anthony Quinn is a fighter whose best days are behind him, and Mickey Rooney plays his sympathetic trainer, in this classic piece of humanist filmmaking. Rod Serling’s script powerfully depicts Quinn’s downfall as he descends into corruption at the behest of unscrupulous manager Jackie Gleason.