Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
"The world of Mountain Riviera... the fast buck... the angry men... the lonely woman!"
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
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Anthony Quinn
Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera
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Jackie Gleason
Maish Rennick
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Mickey Rooney
Army
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Julie Harris
Grace Miller
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Stanley Adams
Perelli (as Stan Adams)
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Madame Spivy
Ma Greeny
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Val Avery
Young fighter's promoter
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Herbie Faye
Charlie, the Bartender
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Jack Dempsey
Himself
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Muhammad Ali
Himself (as Cassius Clay)
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Lou Gilbert
Dr. Gilbert
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Michael Conrad
Ma Greeny's Thug
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Rory Calhoun
Himself
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Barney Ross
