Film · 1962

Requiem for a Heavyweight

Name: Requiem for a Heavyweight
Genre: Drama
Released: 1962-10-16
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, Julie Harris, Stanley Adams

1h 35mDirected by Ralph Nelson

Drama

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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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

Details

Director: Ralph Nelson
Writer: Rod Serling
Music: Laurence Rosenthal
Cinematography: Arthur J. Ornitz
Editor: Carl Lerner
Producer: David Susskind
Release: October 16, 1962
Runtime: 1h 35m
Language: English
Studio: Columbia Pictures
TMDB score: 7.2 / 10 from 86 votes

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