Requiem for a Heavyweight
The world of Mountain Riviera... the fast buck... the angry men... the lonely woman!
1962 | 85m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Ralph Nelson |
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| Writer: | Rod Serling |
| Staring: |
| 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 | |
| Release Date: | Oct 16, 1962 |
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| Director: | Ralph Nelson |
| Writer: | Rod Serling |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | new york city, champion, second chance, prizefight, drunkenness, fight manager, boxing, heavyweight boxer |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $1,100,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Anthony Quinn | Lewis 'Mountain' Rivera |
| Jackie Gleason | Maish Rennick |
| Mickey Rooney | Army |
| Julie Harris | Grace Miller |
| Stanley Adams | Perelli (as Stan Adams) |
| Madame Spivy | Ma Greeny |
| Val Avery | Young fighter's promoter |
| Herbie Faye | Charlie, the Bartender |
| Jack Dempsey | Himself |
| Muhammad Ali | Himself (as Cassius Clay) |
| Lou Gilbert | Dr. Gilbert |
| Michael Conrad | Ma Greeny's Thug |
| Rory Calhoun | Himself |
| Barney Ross | |
| Willie Pep | |
| Steve Belloise | Hotel Desk Clerk |
| Abe Simon | |
| Stan Ross | |
| J.J. Ballargeon | |
| Paolo Rosi | |
| Alex Miteff | |
| Gus Lesnevich | |
| Al Bain | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| William Calhoun | Self - Rivera's wrestling opponent (uncredited) |
| Nancy Cushman | Woman on Elevator (uncredited) |
| Sig Frohlich | Diner Patron (uncredited) |
| John Indrisano | Barfly Watching TV (uncredited) |
| Arthur M. Mercante | Referee (uncredited) |
| Angelo Rossitto | Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring (uncredited) |
| David Susskind | Self - Trailor Narrator (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Winifred Leah Laurance | Script Supervisor |
| Arthur J. Ornitz | Director of Photography |
| Carl Lerner | Editor |
| Nathaniel Burr Smidt | Production Design |
| John Boxer | Costume Design |
| David Golden | Production Manager |
| Ralph Nelson | Director |
| Laurence Rosenthal | Original Music Composer |
| Dick Smith | Makeup Artist |
| Rod Serling | Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jack Grossberg | Associate Producer |
| David Susskind | Producer |
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