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Requiem for a Heavyweight

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

1962 · 1h 35m

Directed by Ralph Nelson

7.2

TMDB audience score
86 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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

  • 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