Drama
Requiem for a Heavyweight
1962
85 min
7.2
72.0%
User Score
(75 votes)
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
DIRECTED BY
Ralph Nelson
STARRING
Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, Julie Harris, Stanley Adams
Videos & Trailers
480p
Clip
Requiem For A Heavyweight-Locker room scene.mpg
Cast
Anthony Quinn
Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera
Jackie Gleason
Maish Rennick
Mickey Rooney
Army
Julie Harris
Grace Miller
Stanley Adams
Perelli (as Stan Adams)
Madame Spivy
Ma Greeny
Val Avery
Young fighter's promoter
Herbie Faye
Charlie, the Bartender
Jack Dempsey
Himself
Muhammad Ali
Himself (as Cassius Clay)
Lou Gilbert
Dr. Gilbert
Michael Conrad
Ma Greeny's Thug
