Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
PG-1310/16/1962Drama1h 25m
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"The world of Mountain Riviera... the fast buck... the angry men... the lonely woman!"
Overview
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
David Susskind
Producer
Laurence Rosenthal
Composer
Top Billed 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)
