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Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)

Overview

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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Ralph Nelson profile
Ralph Nelson

Director

Rod Serling profile
Rod Serling

Screenplay

Cast

Anthony Quinn profile
Anthony Quinn

Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera

Jackie Gleason profile
Jackie Gleason

Maish Rennick

Mickey Rooney profile
Mickey Rooney

Army

Julie Harris profile
Julie Harris

Grace Miller

Stanley Adams profile
Stanley Adams

Perelli (as Stan Adams)

Madame Spivy profile
Madame Spivy

Ma Greeny

Val Avery profile
Val Avery

Young fighter's promoter

Herbie Faye profile
Herbie Faye

Charlie, the Bartender

Jack Dempsey profile
Jack Dempsey

Himself

Muhammad Ali profile
Muhammad Ali

Himself (as Cassius Clay)

Lou Gilbert profile
Lou Gilbert

Dr. Gilbert

Michael Conrad profile
Michael Conrad

Ma Greeny's Thug

Anthony Quinn profile
Anthony Quinn

Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera

Jackie Gleason profile
Jackie Gleason

Maish Rennick

Mickey Rooney profile
Mickey Rooney

Army

Julie Harris profile
Julie Harris

Grace Miller

Stanley Adams profile
Stanley Adams

Perelli (as Stan Adams)

Madame Spivy profile
Madame Spivy

Ma Greeny

Val Avery profile
Val Avery

Young fighter's promoter

Herbie Faye profile
Herbie Faye

Charlie, the Bartender

Jack Dempsey profile
Jack Dempsey

Himself

Muhammad Ali profile
Muhammad Ali

Himself (as Cassius Clay)

Lou Gilbert profile
Lou Gilbert

Dr. Gilbert

Michael Conrad profile
Michael Conrad

Ma Greeny's Thug

Extra

Release Date

October 16, 1962

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,100,000.00

Production Company

Columbia Pictures logo

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