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