Requiem for a Heavyweight
movie
The world of Mountain Riviera... the fast buck... the angry men... the lonely woman!
Released October 16, 1962
Genres:
Overview
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
Cast
Anthony Quinn
as
Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera
Jackie Gleason
as
Maish Rennick
Mickey Rooney
as
Army
Julie Harris
as
Grace Miller
Stanley Adams
as
Perelli (as Stan Adams)
Madame Spivy
as
Ma Greeny
Val Avery
as
Young fighter's promoter
Herbie Faye
as
Charlie, the Bartender
Jack Dempsey
as
Himself
Muhammad Ali
as
Himself (as Cassius Clay)
Lou Gilbert
as
Dr. Gilbert
Michael Conrad
as
Ma Greeny's Thug
Crew
Ralph Nelson
as
Director
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Jack Grossberg
as
Associate Producer
David Susskind
as
Producer
Laurence Rosenthal
as
Original Music Composer
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Arthur J. Ornitz
as
Director of Photography
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Carl Lerner
as
Editor
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Nathaniel Burr Smidt
as
Production Design
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John Boxer
as
Costume Design
Dick Smith
as
Makeup Artist
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David Golden
as
Production Manager
Rod Serling
as
Screenplay
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Winifred Leah Laurance
as
Script Supervisor