Requiem for a Heavyweight
75 reviews
Drama
1h 25m
1962
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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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
- DirectorRalph Nelson
- Release16 October 1962
- GenreDrama
- Duration1h 25m
- Budget$1,100,000
- Revenue?
- Rate75 reviews
- Productions
Columbia Pictures
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

Paolo Rosi

Al Bain
Police Officer (uncredited)

Angelo Rossitto
Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring (uncredited)

David Susskind
Self - Trailor Narrator (uncredited)
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