Requiem for a Heavyweight
The world of Mountain Riviera... the fast buck... the angry men... the lonely woman!
1962 | 85m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Ralph Nelson |
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| Writer: | Rod Serling |
| Staring: |
| Mountain Rivera is a veteran heavyweight and near-champion who suddenly finds himself washed up in the only trade he knows—prizefighting. Yet, threatened by gangsters for welshing on a gambling debt, Mountain’s opportunistic manager, Maish Rennick, schemes to get the ex-boxer into a phony wrestling match to make some quick money. Although he and his loyal trainer, Army, oppose the degrading proposition, the disillusioned Mountain begins to wonder if he has any options left. | |
| 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 01, 2025 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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