Requiem for a Heavyweight
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.
Director Ralph Nelson
Trailer
Cast
Rory Calhoun
Himself
Paolo Rosi
Julie Harris
Grace Miller
Val Avery
Young fighter's promoter
Michael Conrad
Ma Greeny's Thug
Jackie Gleason
Maish Rennick
Herbie Faye
Charlie, the Bartender
Lou Gilbert
Dr. Gilbert
David Susskind
Self - Trailor Narrator (uncredited)
Madame Spivy
Ma Greeny
Jack Dempsey
Himself
Al Bain
Police Officer (uncredited)
Mickey Rooney
Army
Stanley Adams
Perelli (as Stan Adams)
Muhammad Ali
Himself (as Cassius Clay)
Anthony Quinn
Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera
Angelo Rossitto
Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring (uncredited)