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Requiem for a Heavyweight

72 %|Oct 16, 1962|Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Ralph Nelson
Director
Carl Lerner
Editor
Laurence Rosenthal
Original Music Composer
Nathaniel Burr Smidt
Production Design
David Susskind
Producer
Arthur J. Ornitz
Director of Photography
Jack Grossberg
Associate Producer
John Boxer
Costume Design

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Cast

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Anthony Quinn
Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera
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Jackie Gleason
Maish Rennick
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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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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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Steve Belloise
Hotel Desk Clerk
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Al Bain
Police Officer (uncredited)
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William Calhoun
Self - Rivera's wrestling opponent (uncredited)
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Nancy Cushman
Woman on Elevator (uncredited)
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Sig Frohlich
Diner Patron (uncredited)
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John Indrisano
Barfly Watching TV (uncredited)
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Arthur M. Mercante
Referee (uncredited)
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Angelo Rossitto
Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring (uncredited)
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David Susskind
Self - Trailor Narrator (uncredited)