Requiem for a Heavyweight
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Directed by Ralph Nelson
The world of Mountain Riviera... the fast buck... the angry men... the lonely woman!
The story
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.
Cast & crew
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 ThugExplore the crew
- Director
- Ralph Nelson
- Editor
- Carl Lerner
- Original Music Composer
- Laurence Rosenthal
- Producer
- David Susskind
- Director of Photography
- Arthur J. Ornitz
- Screenplay
- Rod Serling