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Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)

EnglishFilm196295 minDrama★ 7.2/10

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.

Directed by
Ralph Nelson
Starring
Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney
Music
Laurence Rosenthal
Released
1962-10-16

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Cast

Anthony QuinnAnthony QuinnLewis 'Mountain' Rivera
Jackie GleasonJackie GleasonMaish Rennick
Mickey RooneyMickey RooneyArmy
Julie HarrisJulie HarrisGrace Miller
Stanley AdamsStanley AdamsPerelli (as Stan Adams)
Madame SpivyMadame SpivyMa Greeny
Val AveryVal AveryYoung fighter's promoter
Herbie FayeHerbie FayeCharlie, the Bartender
Jack DempseyJack DempseyHimself
Muhammad AliMuhammad AliHimself (as Cassius Clay)
Lou GilbertLou GilbertDr. Gilbert
Michael ConradMichael ConradMa Greeny's Thug

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