REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT (1962)
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Requiem for a Heavyweight
The world of Mountain Riviera... the fast buck... the angry men... the lonely woman!
Drama
October 16, 1962
English
1h 25m
United States
Columbia Pictures
$1,100,000
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
Cast & Characters
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
Steve Belloise
Hotel Desk Clerk
Al Bain
Police Officer (uncredited)
William Calhoun
Self - Rivera's wrestling opponent (uncredited)
Nancy Cushman
Woman on Elevator (uncredited)
Crew
Ralph Nelson
Director
Rod Serling
Screenplay
Laurence Rosenthal
Original Music Composer
Arthur J. Ornitz
Director of Photography
David Susskind
Producer