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Requiem for a Heavyweight

The world of Mountain Riviera... the fast buck... the angry men... the lonely woman!

  • Movie
  • 1962
  • 1h 35m

Directed by Ralph Nelson

7.2

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7.2 out of 10 from 86 votes

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After suffering a brutal defeat and being told he can no longer fight, 37-year-old, scar-ridden prizefighter Louis 'Mountain' Rivera struggles to find a new direction in life.

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Cast and crew

  • Anthony Quinn

    Anthony QuinnLewis 'Mountain' Rivera

  • Jackie Gleason

    Jackie GleasonMaish Rennick

  • Mickey Rooney

    Mickey RooneyArmy

  • Julie Harris

    Julie HarrisGrace Miller

  • Stanley Adams

    Stanley AdamsPerelli (as Stan Adams)

  • Madame Spivy

    Madame SpivyMa Greeny

  • Val Avery

    Val AveryYoung fighter's promoter

  • Herbie Faye

    Herbie FayeCharlie, the Bartender

  • Jack Dempsey

    Jack DempseyHimself

  • Muhammad Ali

    Muhammad AliHimself (as Cassius Clay)

  • Lou Gilbert

    Lou GilbertDr. Gilbert

  • Michael Conrad

    Michael ConradMa Greeny's Thug

  • Rory Calhoun

    Rory CalhounHimself

  • Barney Ross

  • Willie Pep

  • Steve BelloiseHotel Desk Clerk

  • Abe Simon

  • Stan Ross

Director
Ralph Nelson
Writer
Rod Serling
Music
Laurence Rosenthal
Cinematography
Arthur J. Ornitz