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Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)

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

TMDB user score 7.2/10
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Overview

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 Quinn Anthony Quinn Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera
  • Jackie Gleason Jackie Gleason Maish Rennick
  • Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney Army
  • Julie Harris Julie Harris Grace Miller
  • Stanley Adams Stanley Adams Perelli (as Stan Adams)
  • Madame Spivy Madame Spivy Ma Greeny
  • Val Avery Val Avery Young fighter's promoter
  • Herbie Faye Herbie Faye Charlie, the Bartender
  • Jack Dempsey Jack Dempsey Himself
  • Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali Himself (as Cassius Clay)
  • Lou Gilbert Lou Gilbert Dr. Gilbert
  • Michael Conrad Michael Conrad Ma Greeny's Thug
  • Rory Calhoun Rory Calhoun Himself
  • Barney Ross
  • Willie Pep
  • Steve Belloise Hotel Desk Clerk
  • Abe Simon
  • Stan Ross