Requiem for a Heavyweight

Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)

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

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1962-10-16
  • User Rating: 7.2/10 from 69 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 25min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Columbia Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Ralph Nelson
star 7.2/10
From 69 Ratings

Summary

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.

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  • Anthony Quinn

    as Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera

  • Jackie Gleason

    as Maish Rennick

  • Mickey Rooney

    as Army

  • Julie Harris

    as Grace Miller

  • Stanley Adams

    as Perelli (as Stan Adams)

  • Madame Spivy

    as Ma Greeny

  • Val Avery

    as Young fighter's promoter

  • Herbie Faye

    as Charlie, the Bartender

  • Jack Dempsey

    as Himself

  • Muhammad Ali

    as Himself (as Cassius Clay)

  • Lou Gilbert

    as Dr. Gilbert

  • Michael Conrad

    as Ma Greeny's Thug

  • Rory Calhoun

    as Himself

  • Barney Ross

    as

  • Willie Pep

    as

  • Steve Belloise

    as Hotel Desk Clerk

  • Abe Simon

    as

  • Stan Ross

    as

  • J.J. Ballargeon

    as

  • Paolo Rosi

    as

  • Alex Miteff

    as

  • Gus Lesnevich

    as

  • Al Bain

    as Police Officer (uncredited)

  • William Calhoun

    as Self - Rivera's wrestling opponent (uncredited)

  • Nancy Cushman

    as Woman on Elevator (uncredited)

  • Sig Frohlich

    as Diner Patron (uncredited)

  • John Indrisano

    as Barfly Watching TV (uncredited)

  • Arthur M. Mercante

    as Referee (uncredited)

  • Angelo Rossitto

    as Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring (uncredited)

  • David Susskind

    as Self - Trailor Narrator (uncredited)
Directing Ralph Nelson Director
Production Jack Grossberg Associate Producer
Production David Susskind Producer
Sound Laurence Rosenthal Original Music Composer
Camera Arthur J. Ornitz Director of Photography
Editing Carl Lerner Editor
Art Nathaniel Burr Smidt Production Design
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

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