Requiem for a Heavyweight
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Release: 1962-10-16
·Runtime: 85m
·★ 7.2
Drama
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
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Madame Spivy
as Ma Greeny
Lou Gilbert
as Dr. Gilbert
Mickey Rooney
as Army
Jack Dempsey
as Himself
Michael Conrad
as Ma Greeny's Thug
David Susskind
as Self - Trailor Narrator (uncredited)
Anthony Quinn
as Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera
Angelo Rossitto
as Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring (uncredited)
Muhammad Ali
as Himself (as Cassius Clay)
Stanley Adams
as Perelli (as Stan Adams)
Paolo Rosi
Al Bain
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Val Avery
as Young fighter's promoter
Herbie Faye
as Charlie, the Bartender
Rory Calhoun
as Himself
Jackie Gleason
as Maish Rennick
Julie Harris
as Grace Miller
