Requiem for a Heavyweight

Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)

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

Drama

Mountain Rivera is a veteran heavyweight and near-champion who suddenly finds himself washed up in the only trade he knows—prizefighting. Yet, threatened by gangsters for welshing on a gambling debt, Mountain’s opportunistic manager, Maish Rennick, schemes to get the ex-boxer into a phony wrestling match to make some quick money. Although he and his loyal trainer, Army, oppose the degrading proposition, the disillusioned Mountain begins to wonder if he has any options left.

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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