Requiem for a Heavyweight
- Drama
10/16/1962
85
The world of Mountain Riviera... the fast buck... the angry men... the lonely woman!
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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- Budget:
- $1,100,000
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Cast
Anthony QuinnLewis 'Mountain' Rivera- Jackie GleasonMaish Rennick
- Mickey RooneyArmy
Julie HarrisGrace Miller- Stanley AdamsPerelli (as Stan Adams)
- Madame SpivyMa Greeny
- Val AveryYoung fighter's promoter
- Herbie FayeCharlie, the Bartender
- Jack DempseyHimself
- Muhammad AliHimself (as Cassius Clay)
- Lou GilbertDr. Gilbert
- Michael ConradMa Greeny's Thug
- Rory CalhounHimself
- Barney RossActing
- Willie PepActing
- Steve BelloiseHotel Desk Clerk