Requiem for a Heavyweight
(1962)
October 16, 1962• 1h 35m
71%
TMDB ScoreOverview
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
Ralph Nelson
Director
Top Billed Cast
AQ
Anthony Quinn
Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera
JG
Jackie Gleason
Maish Rennick
MR
Mickey Rooney
Army
JH
Julie Harris
Grace Miller
SA
Stanley Adams
Perelli (as Stan Adams)
MS
Madame Spivy
Ma Greeny
VA
Val Avery
Young fighter's promoter
HF
Herbie Faye
Charlie, the Bartender
JD
Jack Dempsey
Himself
MA
Muhammad Ali
Himself (as Cassius Clay)
