Requiem for a Heavyweight

Directed by Ralph Nelson
Not Rated
1962    1h 35m[Drama](/on-demand/category/drama), [Sport](/on-demand/category/sport)
7.889%87%7.2
Mountain Rivera, a punchy has-been managed by the unprincipled Maish, is mauled in a fight and forced to quit boxing. Can his devoted cutman and a sympathetic social worker help him find a life outside the ring, or will Maish find a way to exploit him one more time?

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Cast of Requiem for a Heavyweight

  • 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 Thug
  • Rory CalhounHimself
  • Barney Ross
  • Willie Pep
  • Steve BelloiseHotel Desk Clerk
  • Abe Simon
  • Stan Ross
  • J.J. Ballargeon
  • Paolo Rosi

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