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