Requiem for a Heavyweight
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Requiem for a Heavyweight is a critically acclaimed American drama, originally a 1956 teleplay by Rod Serling and later a 1962 film, about an aging boxer facing the end of his career and his struggle for dignity outside the ring.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Requiem for a Heavyweight canonical | 11 |
| Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962 film) | 1 |
| Requiem for a Heavyweight (television play) | 1 |
| Requiem for a Heavyweight universe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T345797 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Requiem for a Heavyweight Context triple: [Ralph Nelson, notableWork, Requiem for a Heavyweight]
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A.
First to Fight
"First to Fight" is a well-known motto of the United States Marine Corps that emphasizes its role as an elite force ready for rapid deployment and early engagement in combat.
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B.
The Bambino
The Bambino is the legendary nickname of Babe Ruth, one of baseball’s greatest sluggers and most iconic sports figures.
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C.
Curse of the Bambino
Curse of the Bambino is the popular superstition that blamed the Boston Red Sox’s 86-year World Series championship drought on their 1919 sale of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees.
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D.
Rocky Steps
The Rocky Steps are the iconic front steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, famous worldwide as the training run location from the "Rocky" film series and a popular spot for visitors to reenact the scene.
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E.
The Ball
The Ball is the popular nickname for Reunion Tower, a distinctive geodesic observation tower and Dallas landmark known for its glowing spherical top.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Requiem for a Heavyweight Target entity description: Requiem for a Heavyweight is a critically acclaimed American drama, originally a 1956 teleplay by Rod Serling and later a 1962 film, about an aging boxer facing the end of his career and his struggle for dignity outside the ring.
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A.
First to Fight
"First to Fight" is a well-known motto of the United States Marine Corps that emphasizes its role as an elite force ready for rapid deployment and early engagement in combat.
-
B.
The Bambino
The Bambino is the legendary nickname of Babe Ruth, one of baseball’s greatest sluggers and most iconic sports figures.
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C.
Curse of the Bambino
Curse of the Bambino is the popular superstition that blamed the Boston Red Sox’s 86-year World Series championship drought on their 1919 sale of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees.
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D.
Rocky Steps
The Rocky Steps are the iconic front steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, famous worldwide as the training run location from the "Rocky" film series and a popular spot for visitors to reenact the scene.
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E.
The Ball
The Ball is the popular nickname for Reunion Tower, a distinctive geodesic observation tower and Dallas landmark known for its glowing spherical top.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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boxing film ⓘ drama ⓘ feature film ⓘ sports drama film ⓘ teleplay ⓘ television play ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Requiem for a Heavyweight
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962 film)
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| award |
Peabody Award
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Teleplay Writing ⓘ |
| basedOn | Requiem for a Heavyweight self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Arthur J. Ornitz ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| creator | Rod Serling ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Ralph Nelson ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ralph Rosenblum ⓘ |
| genre |
boxing film
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drama ⓘ drama film ⓘ sports drama ⓘ sports drama film ⓘ television drama ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Harlan "Mountain" McClintock ⓘ |
| medium | live television ⓘ |
| musicBy | Laurence Rosenthal ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | aging boxer facing the end of his career ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of an aging boxer’s struggle for dignity outside the ring ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1956-10-11 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
English
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English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Playhouse 90 (TV series episodes)
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surface form:
Playhouse 90
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| producer | David Susskind ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 95 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Rod Serling
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Rod Serling ⓘ |
| starring |
Anthony Quinn
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Jackie Gleason ⓘ Julie Harris ⓘ Mickey Rooney ⓘ |
| theme |
dignity
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exploitation in professional sports ⓘ loss of identity ⓘ transition to life after sports ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Requiem for a Heavyweight Description of subject: Requiem for a Heavyweight is a critically acclaimed American drama, originally a 1956 teleplay by Rod Serling and later a 1962 film, about an aging boxer facing the end of his career and his struggle for dignity outside the ring.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962 film)
subject surface form:
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962 film)
this entity surface form:
Requiem for a Heavyweight universe
this entity surface form:
Requiem for a Heavyweight (television play)