Requiem for a Heavyweight

Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)

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

Drama

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

star 7.2 7.8 89%
  • Release Date: 1962-10-16
  • Runtime: 1h 25min
  • Director: Ralph Nelson

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Cast

  • Anthony Quinn

    Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera

  • Jackie Gleason

    Maish Rennick

  • Mickey Rooney

    Army

  • Julie Harris

    Grace Miller

  • Stanley Adams

    Perelli (as Stan Adams)

  • Madame Spivy

    Ma Greeny

  • Val Avery

    Young fighter's promoter

  • Herbie Faye

    Charlie, the Bartender

  • Jack Dempsey

    Himself

  • Muhammad Ali

    Himself (as Cassius Clay)

  • Lou Gilbert

    Dr. Gilbert

  • Michael Conrad

    Ma Greeny's Thug

  • Rory Calhoun

    Himself

  • Barney Ross

  • Willie Pep

  • Steve Belloise

    Hotel Desk Clerk

  • Abe Simon

  • Stan Ross

  • J.J. Ballargeon

  • Paolo Rosi

  • Alex Miteff

  • Gus Lesnevich

  • Al Bain

    Police Officer (uncredited)

  • William Calhoun

    Self - Rivera's wrestling opponent (uncredited)

  • Nancy Cushman

    Woman on Elevator (uncredited)

  • Sig Frohlich

    Diner Patron (uncredited)

  • John Indrisano

    Barfly Watching TV (uncredited)

  • Arthur M. Mercante

    Referee (uncredited)

  • Angelo Rossitto

    Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring (uncredited)

  • David Susskind

    Self - Trailor Narrator (uncredited)

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