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Requiem for a Heavyweight
Requiem for a Heavyweight

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

19621h 35mNRDrama
7.1
TMDB79 votes

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.

Studio

Columbia Pictures

Release Date

October 16, 1962

Audio

English

Subtitles

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Director

Ralph Nelson

Writers

Rod Serling

Cast & Crew

Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn

Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera

Jackie Gleason

Jackie Gleason

Maish Rennick

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Army

Julie Harris

Julie Harris

Grace Miller

Stanley Adams

Stanley Adams

Perelli (as Stan Adams)

Madame Spivy

Madame Spivy

Ma Greeny

Val Avery

Val Avery

Young fighter's promoter

Herbie Faye

Herbie Faye

Charlie, the Bartender

Jack Dempsey

Jack Dempsey

Himself

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Himself (as Cassius Clay)

Lou Gilbert

Lou Gilbert

Dr. Gilbert

Michael Conrad

Michael Conrad

Ma Greeny's Thug

Rory Calhoun

Rory Calhoun

Himself

Barney Ross

Barney Ross

Willie Pep

Willie Pep

Steve Belloise

Steve Belloise

Hotel Desk Clerk

Abe Simon

Abe Simon

Stan Ross

Stan Ross

Extras

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