Mountain Rivera is a veteran heavyweight and near-champion who suddenly finds himself washed up in the only trade he knows—prizefighting. Yet, threatened by gangsters for welshing on a gambling debt, Mountain’s opportunistic manager, Maish Rennick, schemes to get the ex-boxer into a phony wrestling match to make some quick money. Although he and his loyal trainer, Army, oppose the degrading proposition, the disillusioned Mountain begins to wonder if he has any options left.
Unfortunately the movie Requiem for a Heavyweight is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Ralph Nelson | Director |
Editing | Carl Lerner | Editor |
Sound | Laurence Rosenthal | Original Music Composer |
Art | Nathaniel Burr Smidt | Production Design |
Production | David Susskind | Producer |
Camera | Arthur J. Ornitz | Director of Photography |
Production | Jack Grossberg | Associate Producer |
Costume & Make-Up | John Boxer | Costume Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Dick Smith | Makeup Artist |
Production | David Golden | Production Manager |
Writing | Rod Serling | Screenplay |
Directing | Winifred Leah Laurance | Script Supervisor |