Requiem for a Heavyweight
★ 7.2/10•1962•1h 35m•12•Drama
The world of Mountain Riviera... the fast buck... the angry men... the lonely woman!
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.
Ralph Nelson · Director
Rod Serling · Screenplay
StatusReleased
Runtime1h 35m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 16, 1962
Budget$1,100,000
StatusReleased
Runtime1h 35m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 16, 1962
Budget$1,100,000
Columbia Pictures
Actors
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
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