Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
"The world of Mountain Riviera... the fast buck... the angry men... the lonely woman!"
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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
Lewis 'Mountain' Riv...
Jackie Gleason
Maish Rennick
Mickey Rooney
Army
Julie Harris
Grace Miller
Stanley Adams
Perelli (as Stan Ada...
Madame Spivy
Ma Greeny
Val Avery
Young fighter's prom...
Herbie Faye
Charlie, the Bartend...
Jack Dempsey
Himself
Muhammad Ali
Himself (as Cassius...
Lou Gilbert
Dr. Gilbert
Michael Conrad
Ma Greeny's Thug
Rory Calhoun
Himself
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Barney Ross
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Willie Pep