Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)

Requiem for a Heavyweight
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  • Genre: Drama
  • Running time: 85 min
  • Premiere: 16th of October 1962

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

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Cast

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

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